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1. (n.) penguin
any of various flightless aquatic birds of the order Sphenisciformes, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers.
2. penguin
Obs.
Etymology: (1570–80; perh. < Welsh pen gwyn lit., white head (referring to the great auk in winter plumage); misapplied to the Sphenisciformes)
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1. (noun) penguin
short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
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1. (noun) penguin
a black and white flightless bird that lives in Antarctica
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1. (noun) Penguin
any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass
2. (noun) Penguin
the egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges
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Sense: a large sea-bird which is found in Antarctic regions and which cannot fly.
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 Afrikaans: pikkewyn |
 Arabic: طائِر البَطريق |
 Bulgarian: пингвин |
 Brazilian: pinguim |
 Czech: tučňák |
 German: der Pinguin |
 Danish: pingvin |
 Greek: πιγκουίνος |
 Spanish: pingüino |
 Estonian: pingviin |
 Farsi: پنگوئن |
 Finnish: pingviini |
 French: pingouin |
 Hebrew: פִּינגווּין |
 Hindi: एक चिड़िया |
 Croatian: pingvin |
 Hungarian: pingvin |
 Indonesian: pinguin |
 Icelandic: mörgæs |
 Italian: pinguino |
 Japanese: ペンギン |
 Korean: 펭귄 |
 Lithuanian: pingvinas |
 Latvian: pingvīns |
 Malay: burung penguin |
 Dutch: pinguïn |
 Norwegian: pingvin |
 Polish: pingwin |
 Persian: پنگوئن |
 Pashto: يو ډول سمندري مارغه چې لن |
 Portuguese: pinguim |
 Romanian: pinguin |
 Russian: пингвин |
 Slovak: tučniak |
 Slovenian: pingvin |
 Serbian: pingvin |
 Swedish: pingvin |
 Thai: เพนกวิน |
 Turkish: penguen |
 Taiwanese: 企鵝 |
 Ukrainian: пінгвін |
 Urdu: ايک بحري پرندہ |
 Vietnamese: chim cánh cụt |
 Chinese: 企鹅 |
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