phoenīcoptĕrus, i, m., = φοινικόπτερος,
the flamingo , phenicopter : phoenicopteri linguam praecipui saporis esse, Apicius docuit, Plin. 10, 48, 68, § 133; Cels. 2, 18; Sen. Ep. 110, 11; Mart. 13, 71 in lemm.; Juv. 11, 139; Lampr. Elag. 20.
phoenīcopterus ī, m , φοινικόπτερος, the flamingo, red-wing (of water-bird), Iu. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun A genus of birds which includes the flamingoes. ...
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