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flamingo
flamingoaquatic bird with long legs and neck, webbed feet, and pinkish to scarlet plumage
Not to be confused with:flamenco – a style of dancing; a style of vocal or instrumental music originating in southern Spainfla·min·go F0164200 (flə-mĭng′gō)n. pl. fla·min·gos or fla·min·goes 1. Any of several large wading birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, primarily of tropical regions, having reddish or pinkish plumage, long legs, a long flexible neck, and a bill turned downward at the tip.2. A moderate reddish orange.
[Portuguese flamengo or Spanish flamenco, both probably from Old Provençal flamenc, from flama, flame, from Latin flamma; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]flamingo (fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ) n, pl -gos or -goes1. (Animals) any large wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae, having a pink-and-red plumage and downward-bent bill and inhabiting brackish lakes: order Ciconiiformes2. (Colours) a. a reddish-orange colourb. (as adjective): flamingo gloves. [C16: from Portuguese flamengo, from Provençal flamenc, from Latin flamma flame + Germanic suffix -ing denoting descent from or membership of; compare -ing3]fla•min•go (fləˈmɪŋ goʊ)
n., pl. -gos, -goes. any of several wading birds comprising the family Phoenicopteridae, having webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage. [1555–65; compare Portuguese. flamengo, Sp flamenco literally, Fleming1 (compare flamenco); appar. orig. a jocular name, from the conventional Romance image of the Flemish as ruddy-complexioned] fla·min·go (flə-mĭng′gō) Any of several large tropical wading birds having reddish or pinkish plumage, long legs, and a long flexible neck. Flamingoes feed by scooping up water with their heads upside down and filtering the water through tissues in their large bills.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  flamingo - large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakeswader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of foodfamily Phoenicopteridae, Phoenicopteridae - flamingos |
Translationsflamingo noun – plural flaˈmingo(e)s – (fləˈmiŋgəu) a type of long-legged wading bird, pink or bright red in colour. 火烈鳥，紅鶴 火烈鸟，红鹳 flamingo
flamingo, common name for a large pink or red wading bird, similar to the related heron, stork, and spoonbill but with a longer neck, webbed feet, and a unique down-bent bill. Flamingos are tropical birds, although large colonies have been observed high in the Andes. The American, or greater, flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, is now rarely seen in Florida, nesting chiefly in the West Indies. Its plumage is vermilion with black-edged wings; a common S Asian and African flamingo is scarlet with black wing feathers. The flamingo scoops its large bill backward through shallow water in marshes and lagoons. When closed, the serrated edges of the bill strain from the muddy water the aquatic plants, shellfish, and frogs on which the bird feeds. The nest is a cone of mud 1 to 2 ft (30–61 cm) high and about 1 ft (30 cm) across with a depression on top. The mates take turns incubating the one or two eggs, sitting astride the nest with their legs folded flat on either side. Flamingos are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Ciconiiformes, family Phoenicopteridae.flamingo[flə′miŋ·gō] (vertebrate zoology) Any of various long-legged and long-necked aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae characterized by a broad bill resembling that of a duck but abruptly bent downward and rosy-white plumage with scarlet coverts. flamingo1. 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 reddish-orange colour flamingoenUS
Words related to flamingonoun large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent billRelated Words- wader
- wading bird
- family Phoenicopteridae
- Phoenicopteridae
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