flamingo
NounUS[fluh-ming-goh]/fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)flamingoes, flamingos
- large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakesType of wading bird, waderMember of Phoenicopteridae, family Phoenicopteridae
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fla·min′go noun; pl. Flamingoes (#).
Origin: Sp. flamenco, cf. Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr. meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See Flame.
Zoology Any bird of the genus Phœnicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54