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Spheniscus

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Noun1.Spheniscus - type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguinsSpheniscus - type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins
genus Spheniscus
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Spheniscidae, Spheniscidae - comprising all existing penguins
jackass penguin, Spheniscus demersus - small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
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They also confirm a previously suspected close kinship between the genus containing the little penguin (Eudyptula) which breeds along the coasts of New Zealand, Tasmania, and southern Australia, and the Spheniscus genus, which includes the Magellanic, Galapagos, and jackass penguins.
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Anseriformes Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Anseriformes Barred Owl Strix varia Strigiformes Ostrich Struthio camelus Struthioniformes Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus Sphenisciformes Black-Necked Crane Grus nigricollis Gruiformes Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Charadriiformes Domestic Duck Anas sp.
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