: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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Load your e-reader with tales of Ernest Shackleton's expedition story or the Emperor penguins' fascinating lifecycle.
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
The Wrong Trousers centers on suspicious penguin Feathers McGraw, who moves in with the duo and hatches a nefarious plan for the robotic Techno Trousers that Wallace has invented to walk Gromit.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
Despite the significant divorce rate, the little penguins are one of the seven species not yet on the threatened or endangered list.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
Though few plants and animals can survive on its shores, its oceans are full of interesting sea life, including penguins, various types of whales and seals, and many other seabirds.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
The Wrong Trousers centers on suspicious penguin Feathers McGraw, who moves in with the duo and hatches a nefarious plan for the robotic Techno Trousers that Wallace has invented to walk Gromit.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
Despite the significant divorce rate, the little penguins are one of the seven species not yet on the threatened or endangered list.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
Though few plants and animals can survive on its shores, its oceans are full of interesting sea life, including penguins, various types of whales and seals, and many other seabirds.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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penguin
noun
pen·guin
ˈpen-gwən 
ˈpeŋ-
: any of various short-legged seabirds of the southern hemisphere that cannot fly and have wings functioning as flippers and used in swimming
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