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Noun: flamingo (flamingos,flamingoes)  flu'ming-gow
  1. Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
    "A flock of flamingos created a stunning pink display on the lake"

Derived forms: flamingos, flamingoes

Type of: wader, wading bird

Part of: family Phoenicopteridae, Phoenicopteridae

Encyclopedia: Flamingo, Miami Beach, FL