1. a large wading bird with pink or red feathers, a long curved neck, long legs, and a curved beak

Examples

• The flamingo stood gracefully on one leg in the shallow water.
• We saw a flock of flamingos at the zoo’s tropical bird exhibit.
• The pink flamingo is known for its distinctive curved beak.
• Flamingos get their pink color from the shrimp and algae they eat.
• The flamingo’s long neck allows it to reach food underwater.
• Plastic flamingo decorations are popular lawn ornaments.
• The flamingo colony nested together on the mudflats.