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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A single atoll in the Seychelles serves as home to hundreds of thousands of tortoises, while millions of flamingoes flock annually to Lake Natron in Tanzania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
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
He added that “not having water in those wetlands means breeding will not take place” since flamingoes need water to create mud nests that keep their eggs away from the intense heat of dry ground.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
Researchers have used YouTube videos to study everything from behavioral differences between urban and forest-dwelling squirrels to how drones disturb wildlife like albatross and flamingoes.
From Science Magazine ● May 17, 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
