- phenicopter
- pheni·cop·ter
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phenicopter
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Phenicopter — Phen i*cop ter, n. [L. phoenicopterus, Gr. foiniko pteros, i. e., red feathered; foi^nix, foi nikos, purple red + ptero n feather: cf. F. ph[ e]nicopt[ e]re.] (Zo[ o]l.) A flamingo. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phenicopter — n. flamingo. ♦ phoenicurous, a. having red tail. ♦ phoenix, n. mythical bird reborn from ashes … Dictionary of difficult words
phenicopter — |fenə̇|käptə(r), |fēn , nē|k noun ( s) Etymology: Middle French phoenicoptere, from Latin phoenicopterus, from Greek phoinikopteros, literally, red feathered, from phoinik , phoinix red, purple, crimson + pteros feathered (from pteron feather,… … Useful english dictionary
Phoenicopterus — Ph[oe] ni*cop te*rus, n. [NL. See {Phenicopter}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of birds which includes the flamingoes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phoenicopter — variant of phenicopter … Useful english dictionary
phoenicopterus — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäptərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, flamingo more at phenicopter : a genus (the type of the family Phoenicopteridae) comprising the European flamingos and some New World forms including the one (P. ruber)… … Useful english dictionary
