Assertion: flamingo | /r/CapableOf | use tongue
Facets:
value: to suction water
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: They then use their specially adapted beak and tongue to filter food from the water.
text: The flamingo then leans its long neck down to the water and scoops up a mouthful of water, then closes its mouth and uses its tongue to force the water through comb-like extensions on the beak that allow the water to escape while retaining food to be swallowed.
text: Flamingos use their tongue to suction water and expel it through the lamellae and filaments retaining the algae and invertebrates suspended in the water or mud.