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flamingo Definition


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flamingo
noun
    flamingos, flamingoes
    1. Any of several large wading birds, found in flocks of many thousands on lakes and lagoons in tropical regions, with white or pinkish plumage, a long neck and long legs, webbed feet, and a broad down-curving bill.
Etymology: 16c: from Portuguese flamengo, from Provençal flamenc flaming.



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