phœnicopter

A form of phenicopter — A flamingo.

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Meanings

nounphœnicopter (plural phœnicopters)

plural phœnicopters

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of phenicopter.

    The Indian law‐giver, Manu recommends that a Bráhman should choose for his wife a young maiden, whose gait was like that of a phœnicopter, or flamingo, or even like that of a young elephant.

    1856, Monier Williams, Śakoontalá, page 12
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