Aptenodytes

noun

Ap·​te·​no·​dy·​tes

ˌapˌtēnəˈdītēz,

-īˌtēz

: a genus of large penguins including the king penguin and emperor penguin

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from apteno- (from Greek aptēn wingless, from a- a- entry 2 + -ptēn, from ptēnos winged) + -dytes; akin to Greek petesthai to fly

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