Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

james's flamingo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: james's flamin-go
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small species of flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi, endemic to the high Andean plateaux.

Example Sentences

"At Bolivia's Laguna Colorado, so-called because of the blood-red tinge to the water, the world's largest population of James's flamingoes may be caught by unseasonable freezing, with birds trapped permanently in the ice."

Etymology

Named for British naturalist Harry Berkeley James, who studied the bird.

Inflected Forms

James's flamingos (plural) James's flamingoes (plural)

Questions

What does james's flamingo mean?: A small species of flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi, endemic to the high Andean plateaux.
Where does james's flamingo come from?: Named for British naturalist Harry Berkeley James, who studied the bird.

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