Meanings
plural James's flamingos · plural James's flamingoes
- A small species of flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi, endemic to the high Andean plateaux.
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.
2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 45Synonyms: puna flamingo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small species of flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi, endemic to the high Andean plateaux.
Origin
Named for British naturalist Harry Berkeley James, who studied the bird.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian rövidcsőrű flamingó
- rövidcsőrű flamingóPhoenicoparrus jamesi
Polish flaming krótkodzioby, czerwonak krótkodzioby
- flaming krótkodziobyPhoenicoparrus jamesi
- czerwonak krótkodziobyPhoenicoparrus jamesi
Cite this entry
James's flamingo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/James's%20flamingo
“James's flamingo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/James's%20flamingo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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