flamingo

American  

[fluh-ming-goh] / fləˈmɪŋ goʊ /

noun

plural

flamingos, flamingoes

1. any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.

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flamingo British  

/ fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. any large wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae , having a pink-and-red plumage and downward-bent bill and inhabiting brackish lakes: order Ciconiiformes

2. 1. a reddish-orange colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      flamingo gloves

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Etymology

Origin of flamingo

1555–65; compare Portuguese flamengo, Spanish flamenco literally, Fleming ( flamenco ); apparently originally a jocular name, from the conventional Romance image of the Flemish as ruddy-complexioned

Example Sentences

Missing Cornwall flamingo appears to be living her best life in France.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

A flamingo that went missing from a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall over a week ago appears to now be living in northern France.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

A flamingo is "on the run" after escaping from a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Molting peacocks squawked in the distance and a Pacific breeze whispered through the eucalyptus as flamingo keeper Liz Gibbons tidied her station at the San Francisco Zoo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

But what in the world was a flamingo theater, and how was she expected to fly there?

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman