flamingo

fla·min·go

noun \flə-ˈmiŋ-(ˌ)gō\

plural fla·min·gos also fla·min·goes

Definition of FLAMINGO

: 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

Illustration of FLAMINGO

Origin of FLAMINGO

obsolete Spanish flamengo (now flamenco), literally, Fleming, German (conventionally thought of as ruddy-complexioned)

First Known Use: 1565