flaminglet

English

Etymology

From flamingo +‎ -let.

Noun

flaminglet (plural flaminglets)

1. A flamingo chick.
   • 2024, Geo Rutherford, Spooky Lakes, page 75:

     Baby lesser flamingos, known as flaminglets, are initially gray in color because they haven't adopted the pink diet.

   • 2024, Dawn Huebner, Facing Mighty Fears About Being Apart From Parents, page 13:

     The world can be a dangerous place for fox kits, flaminglets, armadillo pups, and zebra foals.

   • 2024 May 22, Jack Maclean, Neve Gordon-Farleigh, “Unlucky in love' flamingo lays first egg aged 70”, in BBC News:

     The reserve is awaiting new arrivals of flaminglets, as many of the birds are currently sitting on their nests before their eggs hatch.