Meaning
flamingo
- a tall, pink wading bird with long legs and a curved beak
In a sentence
Abbiamo avvistato un gruppo di fenicotteri nella laguna.
We spotted a flock of flamingos in the lagoon.
Il fenicottero rosa deve il suo colore al cibo che mangia.
The pink flamingo gets its colour from the food it eats.
I fenicotteri si fermano spesso in Sardegna durante la migrazione.
Flamingos often stop in Sardinia during migration.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fenicottero | masculine · singular |
| fenicotteri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- The species most commonly found in the Mediterranean is the 'fenicottero rosa' (greater flamingo).