: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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Around the end of February, the penguins migrated from the area.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
Would Xi consider 30% for a little bit, 30% being a wee bit higher than the tariffs assigned to the penguins of Heard Island?
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
And in South Africa, protections for endangered penguins give them more space.
—Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
Take the scene when the Gentoo penguins speed up to 22 miles per hour.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
Would Xi consider 30% for a little bit, 30% being a wee bit higher than the tariffs assigned to the penguins of Heard Island?
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
And in South Africa, protections for endangered penguins give them more space.
—Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
Take the scene when the Gentoo penguins speed up to 22 miles per hour.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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penguin
noun
pen·guin
ˈpen-gwən 
ˈpeŋ-
: any of various short-legged seabirds of the southern hemisphere that cannot fly and have wings functioning as flippers and used in swimming
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