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FLAMINGO: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  flu'minggow

Matching Terms:  flaming, flaming poppy, flaming(a), Flamingly, flamingo flower, flamingo plant

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
 
 See Also: family Phoenicopteridae, Phoenicopteridae, wader, wading bird

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fla*min"go\, n.; pl. {Flamingoes}. [Sp. flamenco, cf.
Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr.
meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See
{Flame}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any bird of the genus {Ph[oe]nicopterus}. 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}.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing a flamingo in your dream, represents you sense of community and cooperation. It also indicates new experiences or situations. Alternatively, you may be overly concerned with your physical appearance.
 

 

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