n.; pl.Flamingoes [ Sp. flamenco, cf. Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr. meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See Flame. ] (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Phœnicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke, Syn. flaming, flame, Example:fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries