Palaeeudyptes

noun

Palae·​eu·​dyp·​tes

: a genus of very large fossil penguins of the Eocene of New Zealand

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pale- + Eudyptes, genus of penguins, from eu- + Greek dyptēs diver, from dyptein to dive; akin to Greek dyein to enter, dive in

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