Phoenicopterus

noun
Phoe·​ni·​cop·​ter·​us

Definition of Phoenicopterus

: a genus (the type of the family Phoenicopteridae) comprising the European flamingos and some New World forms including the one (P. ruber) that ranges into the southern U.S.

History and Etymology for Phoenicopterus

New Latin, from Latin, flamingo

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