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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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History and Etymology for Aptenodytes

New Latin, from apteno- (from Greek aptēn wingless, from a- a- entry 2 + -ptēn, from ptēnos winged) + -dytes; akin to Greek petesthai to fly

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