flamingo
noun
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.
flamingoes
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pluralof flamingo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Outrage spread and protesters began filling downtown Tirana carrying signs with images of Kushner, flamingoes, and Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He is believed to have fathered descendants, but detailed records were not kept on young flamingoes, German news agency dpa reported.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
The natural world has long been painted with every permutation of pink—whether embedded deep in ancient rock, sported by shrimp-hungry flamingoes, or simply lining the shores of Bermuda’s pink-sand beaches.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 21, 2023
Swimming with barrel-rolling sea lions, seeing a blue-footed booby chick peeking out from beneath its mother, kayaking with flamingoes and experiencing the meditative pace of a giant tortoise — all exceeded the goal.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
Then he arrived at the end of the row, where Pinky and Pinky Too sat, pink as a pair of flamingoes.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
