lesser flamingo

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.

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Meanings

nounlesser flamingo (plural lesser flamingos or lesser flamingoes)

plural lesser flamingos · plural lesser flamingoes

  1. 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.

Translations

Dutch dwergflamingo
  • dwergflamingoPheoniconais minor
Finnish pikkuflamingo
  • pikkuflamingoPheoniconais minor
French flamant nain
  • flamant nainPheoniconais minor
German Zwergflamingo
  • ZwergflamingoPheoniconais minor
Polish flaming mały, czerwonak mały
  • flaming małyPheoniconais minor
  • czerwonak małyPheoniconais minor
Portuguese flamingo-pequeno
  • flamingo-pequenoPheoniconais minor
Russian ма́лый флами́нго
  • ма́лый флами́нго (mályj flamíngo)Pheoniconais minor
Spanish flamenco enano
  • flamenco enanoPheoniconais minor
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APA

lesser flamingo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20flamingo

MLA

“lesser flamingo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20flamingo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lesser flamingo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20flamingo.

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