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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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Inflatable flamingos and waving flags whizzed by and clouds of marijuana smoke thickened.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
However, few local birds can match the acclaim of the Chilean flamingo, a colorful creature that can be found from Ecuador to the southernmost tip of South America.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
SeaWorld’s flamingos remain in an outdoor habitat with a pool but can be moved if there’s a need, Otjen said.
—Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
This pocket of land populated by llamas and flamingos and history is both closer to the heavens and deeply connected to its roots.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
However, few local birds can match the acclaim of the Chilean flamingo, a colorful creature that can be found from Ecuador to the southernmost tip of South America.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
SeaWorld’s flamingos remain in an outdoor habitat with a pool but can be moved if there’s a need, Otjen said.
—Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
This pocket of land populated by llamas and flamingos and history is both closer to the heavens and deeply connected to its roots.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Flamingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flamingo. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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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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