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phœnicopter

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See also: phoenicopter

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phœnicopter (plural phœnicopters)

  1. Obsolete form of phenicopter.
    • 1856, Monier Williams, Śakoontalá, page 12:
      The Indian law‐giver, Manu recommends that a Bráhman should choose for his wife a young maiden, whose gait was like that of a phœnicopter, or flamingo, or even like that of a young elephant.
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