flamingo

Speech parts

1. flamingo - Noun

2. flamingo - Adjective

Meaning

Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

venetian fleming flemish scarlet garnet crimson carmine foxy burgundy claret damask hornbill red rose coral
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Antonyms

white gray neutral gloomy sombre somber
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Hypernyms

animal wader wading bird

Phrases with the word

James's flamingo American flamingo Caribbean flamingo flamingo tree

Derivatives

flamingoes

Examples

The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo. Lewis Carroll

One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration. Wayne Newton

Cook: We have some breast of flamingo and gazelle steaks. Jack Benny

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a flamingo. Truman Capote

Alice moves on to the Queen's croquet ground, where she encounters the Queen of Hearts and tries to play croquet with a flamingo and a hedgehog. Source: Internet

"All of our products have our signature, flamingo silk lining," said Margaret. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

flaming water flaming wing flamingly flamingo flower flamingo plant flamingo tongue