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1. flamingo
   [n] - large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill
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2. Flamingo
   Fla·min'go noun ; plural Flamingoes . [ Spanish flamenco , confer Portuguese flamingo , Prov. flammant , French flamant ; prop. a present participle meaning flaming . So called in allusion to its color...
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3. flamingo
   Origin: Sp. Flamenco, cf. Pg. Flamingo, Prov. Flammant, F. Flamant; prop. A p.pr. Meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its colour. See Flame. ... <zoology> Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their colou...
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4. flamingo
   noun large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
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5. Flamingo
   • (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.
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6. Flamingo
   (from the article `Las Vegas`) ...from legalized gambling and prostitution proved to be a strong attraction for organized crime syndicates. In 1945 Bugsy Siegel, one of the most ...
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7. flamingo
   any of five species of tall, pink, wading birds with thick downturned bills. Flamingos have slender legs, long, graceful necks, large wings, and ... [6 related articles]
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8. flamingo
   flamingo 1. A large long-necked wading bird with a downward-curving beak, webbed feet, and pinkish white plumage with black wing feathers. Native to tropical brackish waters. 2. A deep pink color tinged with orange. 3. Etymology: from Portuguese flamengo, Spanish flamengo; literally, 'flame-colored'.
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9. Flamingo
   HMS Flamingo was a British Black Swan Class escort sloop of 1250 tons displacement launched in 1939. She was armed with six 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and ten smaller guns. Two 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 19.25 knots.
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10. flamingo
    flamingo, common name for a large pink or red wading bird, similar to the related heron, stork, and spoonbill but with a longer neck, webbed feet, and a unique down-bent bill. Flamingos are tropical birds, although large colonies have been observed high in the Andes. The American, or greater, flamin...
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11. Flamingo
    The flamingo is a bird of the genus Phoenicopterus formerly placed in the order of wading birds, but now generally ranked among the Natatores or swimmers, and constituting a family Phoenicopteridae, allied to the Anatidae or ducks. Its body is rather smaller than that of the stork, but owing to the ...
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12. flamingo
    Long-legged and long-necked wading bird, family Phoenicopteridae, of the stork order Ciconiiformes. Largest of the family is the greater or roseate flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber, found in Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, with delicate pink plumage and 1.25 m/4 ...
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13. Flamingo
    `Flamingos` or `flamingoes`) are wikt:gregarious|gregarious wading birds in the genus `Phoenicopterus` (from Greek φοίνικοπτερος meaning "Phoenix`s wing"), the only genus in the family `Phoenicopteridae`. There are four flamingo spec...
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14. Flamingo
    (raytracer) `Flamingo` is a plugin for the Rhinoceros 3D modelling software which adds raytracing and radiosity functionality. It is developed by the creators of Rhinoceros, Robert McNeel & Associates and sold both separately (although it requires Rhinoceros to work) and as a bundle with the Rhinoceros software. External links:
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15. Flamingo
    (sculpture) `Flamingo`, created by noted American artist accessdate=2007-05-04-->--> (16 m) tall stabile located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois, title=Art Inventories Catalogue-->--> It was commissioned by the United States General...
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16. Flamingo
    (Brandon Flowers album) `Flamingo` is the solo studio album by American singer/songwriter and The Killers frontman date=June 24, 2010-->--> It was recorded in Battle Born Studios, Las Vegas, Nevada, and newspaper=Q (magazine)Q|date=August 2010|page=26-->--> Recording: In December 2009,...
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