flamingo

n. (pl. -s or -es) tall long-necked wading bird with mainly pink plumage. [provenal: related to *flame]

n. Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum.