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flamingo

(fləmɪŋgoʊ)
Word forms: plural flamingos, plural flamingoes
countable noun
A flamingo is a bird with pink feathers, long thin legs, a long neck, and a curved beak. Flamingos live near water in warm countries.

flamingo in British English

(fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -gos or -goes
1. 
any large wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae, having a pink-and-red plumage and downward-bent bill and inhabiting brackish lakes: order Ciconiiformes
2. 
a. 
a reddish-orange colour
b. 
(as adjective)
flamingo gloves
Word origin
C16: from Portuguese flamengo, from Provençal flamenc, from Latin flamma flame + Germanic suffix -ing denoting descent from or membership of; compare -ing3

flamingo in American English

(fləˈmɪŋˌgoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural flaˈminˌgos or flaˈminˌgoes
any of an order (Phoenicopteriformes) of large, tropical birds with long legs, webbed feet, long necks, downward-curving beaks, and bright pink or red feathers
Word origin
Port flamingo < Sp flamenco, lit., Flemish (see flamenco): assoc. with flama, flame, because of its color

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Examples of 'flamingo' in a sentence
flamingo

Most famous are the pink flamingos.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
 Pink flamingos parade outside the medieval ramparts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Honey will have a lot of respect for her interest in pink and flamingos!
The Sun (2015)
From here you can watch as a herd of buffalo stroll past flocks of pink flamingos.
The Sun (2006)
Before turning inland we passed pink flamingos stalking the salty shallows.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
 Pink flamingos flying south for summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We headed back, stopping to watch the area's famous pink flamingos in the silvery moonlight.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's an area of great natural beauty, home to pink flamingos and wild white horses.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

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flamingo

British English: flamingo /fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ/ NOUN
A flamingo is a bird with pink feathers, long thin legs, a long neck, and a curved beak. Flamingos live near water in warm countries.
  • American English: flamingo
  • Arabic: بَشَرُوش
  • Brazilian Portuguese: flamingo
  • Chinese: 火烈鸟
  • Croatian: flamingo
  • Czech: plameňák
  • Danish: flamingo
  • Dutch: flamingo
  • European Spanish: flamenco
  • Finnish: flamingo
  • French: flamant rose
  • German: Flamingo
  • Greek: φλαμίνγκο
  • Italian: fenicottero
  • Japanese: フラミンゴ
  • Korean: 플라밍고
  • Norwegian: flamingo
  • Polish: flaming
  • European Portuguese: flamingo
  • Romanian: flamingo
  • Russian: фламинго
  • Latin American Spanish: flamenco
  • Swedish: flamingo
  • Thai: นกฟลามิงโก
  • Turkish: flamingo
  • Ukrainian: фламінго
  • Vietnamese: chim hồng hạc

Chinese translation of 'flamingo'

flamingo

(fləˈmɪŋɡəu)
Word forms:pl flamingos flamingoes

n (c)

  1. 火烈鸟(鳥) (huǒlièniǎo) (只, zhī)
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