phenicopter
noun
pheni·cop·ter
¦fenə̇¦käptə(r),
¦fēn-,
-nē¦k-
plural -s
: flamingo
Word History
Etymology
Middle French phoenicoptere, from Latin phoenicopterus, from Greek phoinikopteros, literally, red-feathered, from phoinik-, phoinix red, purple, crimson + -pteros -feathered (from pteron feather, wing)