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flamingo

Syllabification: (fla·min·go)

Definition of flamingo

a tall wading bird with mainly pink or scarlet plumage and long legs and neck. It has a heavy bent bill that is held upside down in the water in order to filter-feed on small organisms.
- Family Phoenicopteridae: three genera and four species, in particular the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Spanish flamengo, earlier form of flamenco (see flamenco); associated, because of its color, with Latin flamma 'a flame'

The plural of flamingo can be spelled flamingos or flamingoes.

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