noun
flamingo
Refers to the bird family Phoenicopteridae. The more common word is フラミンゴ, but べにづる is a native Japanese term.
See also: フラミンゴ
動物園でべにづるを見た。
I saw a flamingo at the zoo.
フラミンゴ is the common loanword for flamingo; べにづる is a less common native Japanese term.
Compound of 紅 (べに, 'crimson') and 鶴 (つる, 'crane'), literally 'crimson crane'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.