fla·min·go
noun/fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ/
/fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ/
(plural flamingoes, flamingos)
- a large pink bird with long thin legs and a long neck, that lives near water in warm countries
红鹳，火烈鸟，红鹤（热带大涉禽，羽色粉红，腿细长，长颈） Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish flamengo, earlier form of flamenco, ‘like a Gypsy’, literally ‘Fleming’, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc; associated, because of its colour, with Latin flamma ‘a flame’.