: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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The volcanic island group is best known as a haven for penguins, though, not international trade.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The sub-Antarctic volcanic islands are populated mainly by penguins and seals.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, the islands are populated by penguins, seals, and birds like albatrosses.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
What To Know Trump has announced tariffs on the uninhabited volcanic Heard and McDonald Islands, a remote territory inhabited only by penguins, seals, and seabirds.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The sub-Antarctic volcanic islands are populated mainly by penguins and seals.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, the islands are populated by penguins, seals, and birds like albatrosses.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
What To Know Trump has announced tariffs on the uninhabited volcanic Heard and McDonald Islands, a remote territory inhabited only by penguins, seals, and seabirds.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 8 Apr. 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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