flamingo

Collocations

5

ADJ.

ancient, colored, considered, greater, injured, likely, national, pink

VERB + FLAMINGO

colouring, flying, give, rescued, saw, states

FLAMINGO + NOUN

carotenoids, delicacy, sanctuaries, species, statues, symbol, tongue

PREP.

from, in

ADV.

currently, highly

Definitions

noun

1

A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.

After Nakuru the light remains only long enough to see the Lake Nakuru, away to the south, with its fringe of pink flamingos, and as the darkness falls the old main line to Kisumu branches to the left.

2

A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.

adj

1

Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.

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Example Bank

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01

After Nakuru the light remains only long enough to see the Lake Nakuru, away to the south, with its fringe of pink flamingos, and as the darkness falls the old main line to Kisumu branches to the left

Wiktionary

02

The flamingo is a wading bird.

Tatoeba · #6783013

03

I couldn't give a flying flamingo what your view is.

Tatoeba · #8178837

04

Currently, six extant flamingo species are recognised.

Tatoeba · #9013116

05

The greater flamingo, found in parts of Africa, Southwest Asia, and Europe, is the tallest flamingo species.

Tatoeba · #9013126

06

In the wild, a well-fed flamingo is likely to have more vibrantly coloured plumage, which will more readily attract a mate.

Tatoeba · #9013130