Definition for PHEN'I-COP-TER

PHEN'I-COP-TER, n. [Gr. φοινικοπτερος, red winged; φοινικος, red, and πτερον, wing.]

A grallatory fowl of the genus Phœnicopterus, the flamingo, inhabiting the warm latitudes of both continents. – Hakewill.

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