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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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Share [Findings] Pinkness predicts aggression in flamingos.
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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
Teal, a months-old Chilean flamingo, died Jan. 8 and Slater, a 7-year-old harbor seal, died Jan. 9.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Lincoln Park Zoo says harbor seal and Chilean flamingo died of avian flu
Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed yesterday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic avian flu earlier this month.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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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
Teal, a months-old Chilean flamingo, died Jan. 8 and Slater, a 7-year-old harbor seal, died Jan. 9.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Lincoln Park Zoo says harbor seal and Chilean flamingo died of avian flu
Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed yesterday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic avian flu earlier this month.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 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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