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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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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Price upon publish date of this article: $350 Flamingo Estate Peppermint Exfoliating Soap Brick
$42
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This oversized bar soap will turn the everyday task of washing hands into pure bliss.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
Share [Findings] Pinkness predicts aggression in flamingos.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
West Nile Virus was first isolated from tissue samples from American crows in neighboring Westchester County, N.Y., and a Chilean flamingo in a nearby zoo.
—Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Flamingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flamingo. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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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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