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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: penguinMain Entry: pen·guin 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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