| flaming | 1. Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming; illuminating. 2. Of the colour of flame; high-coloured; brilliant; dazzling. "In flaming yellow bright." 3. Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| flamingo | Origin: Sp. Flamenco, cf. Pg. Flamingo, Prov. Flammant, F. Flamant; prop. A p.pr. Meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its colour. See Flame. <zoology> Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their colour is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. Ruber; the European is P. Antiquorum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |