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Definitions for Penguin
[1] any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers.
[2] Obsolete . great auk.
[3] 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
[4] an obsolete name for great auk
Words nearby Penguin
peneus, penfield, peng dehuai, penghu, pengpu, penguin, pengö, penholder, penhsi, penicil, penicillamine
Origin of Penguin
1570–80; origin uncertain; perhaps < Welsh pen gwyn literally, white head (referring to the great auk in its winter plumage); later misapplied to the Spheniscidae
Word origin for Penguin
C16: perhaps from Welsh pen gwyn, from pen head + gwyn white