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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

Derived forms: flamingoes, flamingos

Type of: wader, wading bird

Part of: family Phoenicopteridae, Phoenicopteridae

Encyclopedia: Flamingo, Miami Beach, Florida