: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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While Proba-2 had an unobstructed view from space, on Earth the full annular phase was only visible from remote locations in Antarctica, limiting the spectacle to just a small number of researchers stationed at remote scientific outposts … and a lot of penguins.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The tortoises reintroduced to Floreana will share their territory with a diverse population of nearly 200 people alongside flamingos, iguanas, penguins, sea gulls and hawks.
—ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
An orderly queue of penguins, a waving squirrel, and the fight over a fish dinner.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
With only 12 weeks to pull together a wardrobe for the cast, and few of Jones’s old clothing in the archives, Rowe recreated some historical looks— such as the infamous red penguin-print pajama set (a version of the pajama top is worn by Jones on a school run in the new film).
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The tortoises reintroduced to Floreana will share their territory with a diverse population of nearly 200 people alongside flamingos, iguanas, penguins, sea gulls and hawks.
—ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
An orderly queue of penguins, a waving squirrel, and the fight over a fish dinner.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
With only 12 weeks to pull together a wardrobe for the cast, and few of Jones’s old clothing in the archives, Rowe recreated some historical looks— such as the infamous red penguin-print pajama set (a version of the pajama top is worn by Jones on a school run in the new film).
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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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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