Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lesser flamingo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: lesser flamin-go
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.

Inflected Forms

lesser flamingos (plural) lesser flamingoes (plural)

Questions

What does lesser flamingo mean?: An Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.

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