CEFR B1

flamingo

noun

Meaning

flamingo means a wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses flamingo to mean a wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
The teacher asked students to find flamingo in the reading.

Synonyms: phenicopter

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flamingo (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/

Definition

flamingo means a wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses flamingo to mean a wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
The teacher asked students to find flamingo in the reading.
Check the words around flamingo to choose the right meaning.

How to Use flamingo

a/the flamingo (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a flamingo."
flamingo in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked flamingo in context before translating it."

Synonyms of flamingo

Words with a similar meaning to flamingo:

phenicopter

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