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noun(pen-guin)any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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noun(pen-guin)a small antarctic penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) —called also Adélie
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noun(pen-guin)a penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) with a narrow band of black feathers from ear to ear under its chin that breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands —called also chinstrap
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noun(pen-guin)a penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) that is the largest known and that is noted for the male's habit of incubating the egg between the feet and a fold of abdominal skin resembling a pouch —called also emperor
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noun(pen-guin)a penguin (Pygoscelis papua) of Antarctica and nearby islands with a gray back and throat, white underparts, and white spots above the eyes —called also gentoo
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noun(pen-guin)a large penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chiefly of subantarctic areas with a yellow patch on the upper breast
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noun(pen-guin)a small penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) that has an orange, yellow, and black crest on the head and a black chin and that breeds on subantarctic islands
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noun(pen-guin)a penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) of the southern tip of South America and surrounding islands that has a pink mark above the eyes and two broad black bands on the neck and upper chest