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Webster 1913 Edition
Phenicopter
Phenˊi-cop′ter
,Noun.
[L.
phoenicopterus
, Gr. φοινικόπτερος
, i. e., red-feathered; φοῖνιξ
, φοίνικος
, purple red + πτερόν
feather: cf. F. phénicoptère
.] (Zool.)
A flamingo.
Webster 1828 Edition
Phenicopter
PHEN'ICOPTER
,Noun.
A fowl of the genus Phaenicopterus, the flamingo, inhabiting the warm latitudes of both continents.
Definition 2024
phenicopter
phenicopter
English
Alternative forms
- phoenicopter, phœnicopter
Noun
phenicopter (plural phenicopters)
- (archaic) A flamingo.
References
- phenicopter in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911