Meaning Of The Word Penguin
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Penguin Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Penguin?
penguin
countable noun: A penguin is a type of large black and white sea bird found mainly in the Antarctic. Penguins cannot fly but use their short wings for swimming. penguin in American English great auk noun: any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers penguin in British English noun: any flightless marine bird, such as Aptenodytes patagonica ( king penguin) and Pygoscelis adeliae (Adélie penguin), of the order Sphenisciformes of cool southern, esp Antarctic, regions: they have wings modified as flippers, webbed feet, and feathers lack |
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