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   Fla·min·go

   /fləˈmiNGɡō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a tall wading bird with mainly pink or scarlet plumage and long legs and neck. It has a heavy bent bill that is held upside down in the water in order to filter-feed on small organisms.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Spanish flamengo, earlier form of flamenco (see flamenco); associated, because of its color, with Latin flamma ‘a flame’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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