penguin (redirected from Spheniscinae)

pen·guin  (pnggwn, pn-)

n.

1. Any of various stout flightless marine birds of the family Spheniscidae, of cool regions of the Southern Hemisphere, having flipperlike wings and webbed feet adapted for swimming and diving, and short scalelike feathers that are white in front and black on the back.

2. Obsolete The great auk.

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[Possibly from Welsh pen gwyn, White Head (name of an island in Newfoundland), great auk : pen, chief, head + gwynn, white; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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penguin [ˈpɛŋgwɪn]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any flightless marine bird, such as Aptenodytes patagonica (king penguin) and Pygoscelis adeliae (Adélie penguin), of the order Sphenisciformes of cool southern, esp Antarctic, regions: they have wings modified as flippers, webbed feet, and feathers lacking barbs See also emperor penguin, king penguin

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an obsolete name for great auk

[perhaps from Welsh pen gwyn, from pen head + gwyn white]

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pen•guin (ˈpɛŋ gwɪn, ˈpɛn-)

n.

1. any of various flightless aquatic birds of the order Sphenisciformes, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers.

2. Obs. great auk.

[1570–80; perhaps < Welsh pen gwyn literally, white head (referring to the great auk in winter plumage); misapplied to the Sphenisciformes]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

penguin - short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers family Spheniscidae, Spheniscidae - comprising all existing penguins sphenisciform seabird - flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins Adelie, Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae - medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica Aptenodytes patagonica, king penguin - large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle Aptenodytes forsteri, emperor penguin - the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin jackass penguin, Spheniscus demersus - small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call crested penguin, rock hopper - small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand

Translations

penguin [ˈpeŋgwɪn] N → pingüino m

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penguin [ˈpɛŋgwɪn] n → pingouin m

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penguin

n → Pinguin m; penguin suit (hum) → Frack m, → Schwalbenschwanz m (hum)

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penguin [ˈpɛŋgwɪn] n → pinguino

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penguin (ˈpeŋgwin) noun

a large sea-bird which is found in Antarctic regions and which cannot fly. pikkewyn طائِر البَطريق пингвин pinguim tučňák der Pinguin pingvin πιγκουίνος pingüino pingviin پنگوئن pingviini pingouin פִּינגווּין एक चिड़िया pingvin pingvin pinguin mörgæs pinguino ペンギン 펭귄 pingvinas pingvīns burung penguin pinguïn pingvin pingwin يو ډول سمندري مارغه چې لنډې پښې لري اوالوتلاى نشي pinguim pinguin пингвин tučniak pingvin pingvin pingvin เพนกวิน penguen 企鵝 пінгвін ايک بحري پرندہ chim cánh cụt 企鹅

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penguin → بطريق tučňák pingvin Pinguin πιγκουίνος pingüino pingviini pingouin pengvin pinguino ペンギン 펭귄 pinguïn pingvin pingwin pinguim, pingüim пингвин pingvin นกเพ็นกวิน penguen chim cánh cụt 企鹅