Penguin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Ornithology.
  1. any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers.
  2. great auk.
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  1. 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 lacking barbs
  2. an obsolete name for great auk
Penguin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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