Phenicopter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phenicopter \Phen`i*cop"ter\, n. [L. phoenicopterus, Gr.
     foiniko`pteros, i. e., red-feathered; foi^nix, foi`nikos,
     purple red + ptero`n feather: cf. F. ph['e]nicopt[`e]re.]
     (Zool.)
     A flamingo.
     [1913 Webster]