Aptenodytes
noun
Ap·te·no·dy·tes
\ˌapˌtēnəˈdītēz, -īˌtēz\
Definition of Aptenodytes
: a genus of large penguins including the king penguin and emperor penguin
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Origin and Etymology of aptenodytes
New Latin, from apteno- (from Greek aptēn wingless, from a- 2a- + -ptēn, from ptēnos winged) + -dytes; akin to Greek petesthai to fly — more at feather
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