Phĕn/i-cŏp'ter, n.

(110), n. [Fr. phénicoptère, Lat. phœnicopterus, Gr. φοινικόπτερος, i. e., red-feathered, fr. φοῖνιξ, φοίνικος, purple-red, and πτερόν, feather.] (Ornith.) A grallatory bird of the genus Phœnicopterus, inhabiting the warm latitudes of both continents; the flamingo.