king penguin

noun

: a large penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chiefly of subantarctic areas with a yellow patch on the upper breast

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This year, an enormous king penguin chick named Pesto — a 50-pound tower of downy brown fluff at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, in Australia — became a textbook case. —

Emily Anthes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 At about 52 pounds by nine months old, Pesto was the largest baby king penguin ever raised at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia. —

Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024 With the revelation that Magnus is a male, Birdland Park is left with one female in their breeding colony, a 30-year-old king penguin named Bill. —

Gil MacIas, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024 The chick has already begun molting its brown feathers, which will then be replaced by the black and white ones typical of king penguins. —

Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for king penguin