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Magellanic penguin

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Definition of Magellanic penguin 

: 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

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1826, in the meaning defined above

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