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词汇 flamingo
释义 flamingo
noun[ C ]
uk /fləˈmɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ us /fləˈmɪŋ.ɡoʊ/pluralflamingos or flamingoes
a large bird with pink feathers, long, thin legs, a long neck, and a beak that curves down红鹳,火烈鸟
 
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Examples from literature

Beautiful flamingoes hovered about the bank and many birds of brilliant plumage darted from tree to tree. 
By the banks of lakes and rivers are to be seen thousands of cranes, pelicans and flamingoes. 
The beautiful flamingo is a bird of feeble intellect, delicate appetite, and genteel tastes. 
The neck of the flamingo is white, and its wings of rich and beautiful crimson. 
To it was attached, by a golden chain and pin, a curious scarlet feather, which was supposed to be that of a flamingo. 

flamingo | American Dictionary


flamingo
noun[ C ]
us/fləˈmɪŋ·ɡoʊ/pluralflamingos or flamingoes
a bird with pink feathers, a long neck, and long, thin legs, and which lives near the water in warm places

Examples of flamingo


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But the generalisation leaves out cargo (43%) on the one hand and flamingo (27%) on the other.
He will recall the difficulties that that has caused us when we have tried to use it to advertise a flamingo park.
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Approximately 1,250 birds, including flamingos, were dead on arrival.
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Raptors such as tawny eagles prey on the flamingoes.
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He pitched the idea to have ostriches with a yo-yo set to the music, only to have the animals changed to flamingos.
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Roman foodies indulged in wild game, fowl such as peacock and flamingo, large fish (mullet was especially prized), and shellfish.
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This habit irritates the other flamingos who try to take away his yo-yo; they managed to do so, but the yo-yo flamingo kept spares.
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Among the many birds are groups such as penguins, rheas, waterfowl, eagles, owls, pelicans, flamingos, pheasants, parrots, hornbills, turacos and weavers.
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Bird fossils include flamingos, pelicans, and swans, and large eagle species.
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Rare and valuable species of birds (turaj, little bustard, bustard, swans, flamingo, etc.) winter and nest in the marshy areas.
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Because the flamingo's respiratory system is shared with multiple functions, panting must be controlled to prevent hypoxia.
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Andean flamingos filter surface water for food, but borax mining pollutes this water.
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But the recipes are geared for the wealthiest classes, and a few contain what were exotic ingredients at that time (e.g., flamingo).
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Large flocks of flamingos inhabit the edge of the river.
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It has even spawned a lawn greeting industry where flocks of pink flamingos are installed on a victim's lawn in the dark of night.
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