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penguin

8 entries found.

Main Entry:
pen·guin 
          Listen to the pronunciation of penguin
Pronunciation:
\ˈpen-gwən, ˈpeŋ-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
obsolete English penguin great auk, perhaps from Welsh pen gwyn white head (applied to the bird in winter plumage)
Date:
1588
: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere


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