flamingo

Definitions


[fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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


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




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