Phœnicopter

Full definition of phœnicopter

Noun

1. Obsolete form of phenicopter
• 1856, Monier Williams, Åšakoontalá; 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 phÅ“nicopter, or flamingo, or even like that of a young elephant.