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lesser flamingo

lesser flamingo noun: an Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.

lesser flamingo: an Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally...
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Noun

lesser flamingo (plural lesser flamingos or lesser flamingoes)

  1. An Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.

Forms of lesser flamingo

plurallesser flamingos
plurallesser flamingoes

Questions about lesser flamingo

What does lesser flamingo mean?
Lesser flamingo means an Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.
What part of speech is lesser flamingo?
Lesser flamingo is a noun.
What is the plural of lesser flamingo?
The plural of lesser flamingo is lesser flamingos.

Words near lesser flamingo in the dictionary

  1. lesser evil
  2. lesser evilism
  3. lesser evilist
  4. lesser evilists
  5. lesser evils
  6. lesser flamingo
  7. lesser flamingoes
  8. lesser flamingos
  9. lesser galangal
  10. lesser goldfinch
  11. lesser goldfinches

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