Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Flamingo \Fla*min"go\, n.; pl. {Flamingoes}. [Sp. flamenco, cf.
   Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr.
   meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See
   {Flame}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any bird of the genus {Ph[oe]nicopterus}. 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}.