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lesser flamingo

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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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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  • Dutch: dwergflamingo — Pheoniconais minor
  • Finnish: pikkuflamingo — Pheoniconais minor
  • French: flamant nain — Pheoniconais minor
  • German: Zwergflamingo — Pheoniconais minor
  • Polish: flaming mały — Pheoniconais minor
  • Polish: czerwonak mały — Pheoniconais minor
  • Portuguese: flamingo-pequeno — Pheoniconais minor
  • Russian: ма́лый флами́нго (mályj flamíngo) — Pheoniconais minor
  • Spanish: flamenco enano — Pheoniconais minor