roseate

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The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Since bird flu was confirmed in June, black-headed gulls, common terns and rare roseate terns have been worst hit.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

West Coast, puffins off the Maine coast, penguins in South Africa, endangered roseate terns off New England, and brown pelicans on vanishing islands off southeastern Louisiana.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022

In the grass were the remains of Arctic terns, common terns, and roseate terns.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2022

He rode along with delight blossoming in him like a roseate flower, listening.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara