Definition of chinstrap penguin
: a penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) with a narrow band of black feathers from ear to ear under its chin that breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands
— called also chinstrap
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The first known use of chinstrap penguin was in 1936
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