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单词 flamingo
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flamingonoun [ C ]

uk/fləˈmɪŋ.ɡəʊ/us/fləˈmɪŋ.ɡoʊ/plural flamingos or flamingoes

a large bird with pink feathers, long, thin legs, a long neck, and a beak that curves down

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Birds which live by or on inland water

  • bittern
  • coot
  • corncrake
  • crane
  • cygnet
  • grebe
  • heron
  • kingfisher
  • moorhen
  • mute swan
  • pelican
  • snipe
  • stork
  • swan
  • wader
  • water bird
  • waterfowl

Examples from literature

  • Beautiful flamingoes hovered about the bank and many birds of brilliant plumage darted from tree to tree. 
  • By the banks of lakes and rivers are to be seen thousands of cranes, pelicans and flamingoes. 
  • The beautiful flamingo is a bird of feeble intellect, delicate appetite, and genteel tastes. 
  • The neck of the flamingo is white, and its wings of rich and beautiful crimson. 
  • To it was attached, by a golden chain and pin, a curious scarlet feather, which was supposed to be that of a flamingo. 

flamingonoun [ C ]

us/fləˈmɪŋ·ɡoʊ/plural flamingos or flamingoes

a bird with pink feathers, a long neck, and long, thin legs, and which lives near the water in warm places

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