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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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Once the sunlight shone on everything again, the flamingos awoke, eating, bathing in their pond, and pecking their beaks with each other.
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Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
In 2017, giraffes ran in circles, flamingos huddled together and rhinos looked confused at the Nashville Zoo, the Associated Press reported.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The flamingos all gathered in a circle around their chicks and their eggs to protect them.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Visitors to the Denver Zoo will quickly find out that the flamingos are local celebrities.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Scientists and zookeepers watched Monday as giraffes, gorillas, lions, macaws and flamingoes exhibited unusual behavior during the total solar eclipse.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth Zoo has Caribbean flamingos and Lesser flamingos, two different species.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
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This pink flamingo punch bowl will earn you so many compliments at your next dinner party.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
The highly vocal animals of the zoo that communicate with one another often, such as the elephants, flamingos and parrots, will be of particular interest, Griffioen said, to determine whether the totality causes the animals to become quieter or louder.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
In 2017, giraffes ran in circles, flamingos huddled together and rhinos looked confused at the Nashville Zoo, the Associated Press reported.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The flamingos all gathered in a circle around their chicks and their eggs to protect them.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Visitors to the Denver Zoo will quickly find out that the flamingos are local celebrities.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Scientists and zookeepers watched Monday as giraffes, gorillas, lions, macaws and flamingoes exhibited unusual behavior during the total solar eclipse.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth Zoo has Caribbean flamingos and Lesser flamingos, two different species.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
Mark & Graham Flamingo Punch Bowl and Ladle Set
$69 $59
This pink flamingo punch bowl will earn you so many compliments at your next dinner party.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
The highly vocal animals of the zoo that communicate with one another often, such as the elephants, flamingos and parrots, will be of particular interest, Griffioen said, to determine whether the totality causes the animals to become quieter or louder.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
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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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