phenicopter

noun

pheni·​cop·​ter

¦fenə̇¦käptə(r),

¦fēn-,

-nē¦k-

plural -s

: flamingo

Word History

Etymology

Middle French phoenicoptere, from Latin phoenicopterus, from Greek phoinikopteros, literally, red-feathered, from phoinik-, phoinix red, purple, crimson + -pteros -feathered (from pteron feather, wing)

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