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PHENICOPTER

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Phen`i*cop"ter\, n. [L. phoenicopterus, Gr.
foiniko`pteros, i. e., red-feathered; foi^nix, foi`nikos,
purple red + ptero`n feather: cf. F. ph['e]nicopt[`e]re.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A flamingo.
 

 

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