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flamingo
noun
fla·min·go
flə-ˈmiŋ-(ˌ)gō 
plural flamingos also flamingoes
: any of several large aquatic birds (family Phoenicopteridae) with long legs and neck, webbed feet, a broad lamellate bill resembling that of a duck but abruptly bent downward, and usually rosy-white plumage with scarlet wing coverts and black wing quills
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Halloween has Brittany Mahomes and her little ones seen seeing lions, kangaroos and flamingos!
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Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The mangroves and lagoons are a flurry of flamingos, sea turtles, and migratory birds.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
The author then closed out the carousel with a snap of several flamingos.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
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—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The mangroves and lagoons are a flurry of flamingos, sea turtles, and migratory birds.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
The author then closed out the carousel with a snap of several flamingos.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
Laure Prouvost’s vast tapestry ‘Above front tears’( 2024) was created with Flanders Tapestries BVBA and features fish-bird hybrid creatures, flamingos, foliage and mountains, in a washed out pastel palette evoking a fading, otherworldly paradise.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Flamingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flamingo. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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flamingo
noun
fla·min·go
flə-ˈmiŋ-gō
plural flamingos also flamingoes
: any of several rosy-white birds with scarlet wings, a very long neck and legs, and a broad bill bent down at the end that are often found wading in shallow water
Etymology
from Portuguese flamingo "flamingo," from Spanish flamenco "flamingo," derived from Latin flamma "flame"; so called from the fiery red feathers on the underside of the wings
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