: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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Feathers’s dead-eyed, emotionless stare, combined with Gromit’s expressions, make for hysterical viewing as the penguin replaces him as Wallace’s companion.
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Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
While the penguin’s journey was awarded with a happy ending, there was likely a less joyous conclusion to the spider’s adventures.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Say hello to Saquon, the newest penguin to arrive at Camden's Adventure Aquarium.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
There are a handful of parrot, owl, nightjar, penguin, and puffin species that are known to have biofuorescent feathers or patches of skin.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
While the penguin’s journey was awarded with a happy ending, there was likely a less joyous conclusion to the spider’s adventures.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Say hello to Saquon, the newest penguin to arrive at Camden's Adventure Aquarium.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
There are a handful of parrot, owl, nightjar, penguin, and puffin species that are known to have biofuorescent feathers or patches of skin.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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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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