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James's flamingo

James's flamingo noun: a small species of flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi, endemic to the high Andean plateaux.

Noun

James's flamingo (plural James's flamingos or James's flamingoes)

  1. A small species of flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi, endemic to the high Andean plateaux.
    • At Bolivia's Laguna Colorado, so-called because of the blood-red tinge to the water, the world's largest population of James's flamingoes may be caught by unseasonable freezing, with birds trapped permanently in the ice.2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 45

Forms of James's flamingo

pluralJames's flamingos
pluralJames's flamingoes

Origin of James's flamingo

Named for British naturalist Harry Berkeley James, who studied the bird.

Questions about James's flamingo

What does James's flamingo mean?
James's flamingo means a small species of flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi, endemic to the high Andean plateaux.
What part of speech is James's flamingo?
James's flamingo is a noun.
What is the plural of James's flamingo?
The plural of James's flamingo is James's flamingos.

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