emperor penguin

noun

: a penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) that is the largest known and that is noted for the male's habit of incubating the egg between the feet and a fold of abdominal skin resembling a pouch

called also emperor

Examples of emperor penguin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nothing gets in the way of a baby emperor penguin getting into the water, not even a huge ice cliff. —

Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024 Aquatic species like the emperor penguin are now in danger. —

Devika Rao, theweek, 17 May 2024 There are some 600,000 emperor penguins remaining in the wild. —

Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2024 Ultimate Penguin On-Ice Experience and Viewing of Pearl: For the first time, guests will be invited to step onto the snow among six different penguin species, including the emperor penguins, at Penguin Encounter. —

City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for emperor penguin

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Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of emperor penguin was in 1844

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