Fla-mĭn'go, n.

noun

(fla-mĭng'go), n. [Sp. & Pg. flamenco, Fr. flamant, from Lat. flamma, flame, q. v., on account of its red color.] (Ornith.) A bird of the genus Phœnicopterus, of a bright red color, having long legs and neck, and a beak bent down as if broken. The European flamingo is P. ruber.

An illustration of a flamingo standing with its long neck curved downward. — Flamingo (*Phœnicopterus ruber*).