Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

american flamingo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: amer-i-can flamin-go
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Phoenicopterus ruber, a large species of flamingo that is native to the West Indies, northern South America, and Yucatán.

Inflected Forms

American flamingos (plural) American flamingoes (plural)

Questions

What does american flamingo mean?: Phoenicopterus ruber, a large species of flamingo that is native to the West Indies, northern South America, and Yucatán.

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