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gen·too pen·guin

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  1. gentoo penguinnoun

    A species of penguin, scientific name Pygoscelis papua, with a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head.

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  1. Gentoo penguin

    The gentoo penguin ( JEN-too) (Pygoscelis papua) is a penguin species (or possibly a species complex) in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin (P. adeliae) and the chinstrap penguin (P. antarcticus). The earliest scientific description was made in 1781 by Johann Reinhold Forster with a type locality in the Falkland Islands. The species calls in a variety of ways, but the most frequently heard is a loud trumpeting, which the bird emits with its head thrown back.

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  1. Gentoo Penguin

    The long-tailed Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua, is a penguin species in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely associated with the Adélie penguin and the Chinstrap penguin. The first scientific description was made in 1781 by Johann Reinhold Forster on the basis of Falkland Islands. They call in a variety of ways, but the most frequently heard is a loud trumpeting which is emitted with its head thrown back. The application of Gentoo to the penguin is unclear. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that Gentoo used to be an Anglo-Indian term used as early as 1638 to distinguish Hindus in India from Muslims. The English term originated from the Portuguese gentio; in the 20th century the term came to be regarded as derogatory.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gentoo penguin in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gentoo penguin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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