Definitions for king penguin

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

king′ pen`guin(n.)

  1. a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle.

    Category: Ornithology

Origin of king penguin:

1880–85

Princeton's WordNet

  1. king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonica(noun)

    large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle

Wiktionary

  1. king penguin(Noun)

    a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands


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