Pelican vs. Flamingo
Pelicannoun
Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
Pelicannoun
A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
Pelicannoun
A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
Pelicannoun
(dentistry) A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.
Pelicannoun
Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
Pelicannoun
A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
Pelicannoun
large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
Pelican
Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing.
Flamingonoun
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
Flamingonoun
A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Flamingoadjective
Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Flamingonoun
Any bird of the genus Phœnicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum.
Flamingonoun
large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
Flamingo
Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, the only bird family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. Four flamingo species are distributed throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean, and two species are native to Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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