flamingo
Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus roseus) in flight
Meanings
Noun
- A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
- A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Adjective
- Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
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Origin
- From Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo ("flame colored"), from Provençal flama, from Latin flamma ("flame"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ("to shimmer, gleam, shine").
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