Definition
A flamingo is a tall wading bird with long legs, a long neck, and pink or reddish feathers. It often stands on one leg and feeds in shallow water.
Etymology
“Flamingo” comes from Spanish or Portuguese “flamengo,” related to “flama,” meaning “flame,” possibly because of the bird’s fiery color. The word passed into English as European explorers described new wildlife.
Kelly Says
Flamingos are not born pink—they turn pink because of the pigments in the tiny shrimp and algae they eat. If their diet changes, their color can fade, so their famous look is literally what they’ve been eating.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Flamingo
Flam-in-go
ARالعربية
فلامينغو
fla-min-go
BNবাংলা
ফ্লামিন্গো
fla-min-go
CACatalà
flamingo
flam-in-go
CSČeština
flamingo
flam-in-go
DADansk
flamingo
flam-in-go
DEDeutsch
Flamingos
flam-in-gos
ELΕλληνικά
φλαμίνγκο
fla-min-go
ESEspañol
flamenco
fla-men-co
FAفارسی
فلmingo
fla-min-go
FISuomi
flamingo
flam-in-go
FRFrançais
flamingo
flam-in-go
GUGU
ફ્લામિંગો
fla-min-go
HEעברית
פלמינגו
pla-ming-o
HIहिन्दी
फ्लैमिंगो
fla-min-go
HUMagyar
flamingó
flam-in-go
IDBahasa Indonesia
flamingo
flam-in-go
ITItaliano
flamingo
flam-in-go
KO한국어
플라밍고
peul-la-min-go
MRMR
फ्लॅमिंगो
fla-min-go
MSBahasa Melayu
flamingo
flam-in-go
MYမြန်မာ
flamingo
flam-in-go
NLNederlands
flamingo
flam-in-go
NONorsk
flamingo
flam-in-go
PLPolski
flamingo
flam-in-go
PTPortuguês
flamingo
flam-in-go
RORomână
flamingo
flam-in-go
RUРусский
фламинго
flam-in-go
SVSvenska
flamingo
flam-in-go
SWKiswahili
flamingo
flam-in-go
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ளேமிங்கோ
flam-in-go
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్లామింగో
fla-min-go
THไทย
นกแฟลมีนโก
nok-fa-la-min-go
TRTürkçe
flamingo
flam-in-go
UKУкраїнська
фламінго
flam-in-go
VITiếng Việt
họa mi
hoa-mi
ZH中文
粉红长腿鸟
fěn hóng cháng tuǐ niǎo