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
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
In 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the continent’s emperor penguins are threatened with extinction due to climate change.
—Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
If an ice sheet breaks up before a colony of emperor penguins sees its chicks fledge, the young birds will fall into the water and die, Fretwell said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
Penguin poop that is visible from space helped a scientist discover four new colonies of emperor penguins — a species threatened by extinction.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
New satellite imagery reveals four previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
The piles of poop led to the discovery of four previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins, a species threatened by climate change, according to a Jan. 24 news release from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
The number of emperor penguin colonies known to scientists has now grown from 62 to 66 with Fretwell's discovery.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
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
In 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the continent’s emperor penguins are threatened with extinction due to climate change.
—Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
If an ice sheet breaks up before a colony of emperor penguins sees its chicks fledge, the young birds will fall into the water and die, Fretwell said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
Penguin poop that is visible from space helped a scientist discover four new colonies of emperor penguins — a species threatened by extinction.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
New satellite imagery reveals four previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
The piles of poop led to the discovery of four previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins, a species threatened by climate change, according to a Jan. 24 news release from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
The number of emperor penguin colonies known to scientists has now grown from 62 to 66 with Fretwell's discovery.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'emperor penguin.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near emperor penguin
Cite this Entry
“Emperor penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emperor%20penguin. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share