: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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There are a handful of parrot, owl, nightjar, penguin, and puffin species that are known to have biofuorescent feathers or patches of skin.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
Animals whose parents struggle to feed them in The Americas include: bobcats, jaguars, bears, otters, whales, baby sharks doo doo doo doo doo doo, more bears, alligators, more bears, harpy eagles, penguins andtamarin monkeys.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Fact check: No, bird flu infection not 'made up' for patient in Mexico
Other species infected include owls, storks, condors, penguins, seals, foxes, cats and dolphins, the U.N. reported.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
My afternoons were filled with kayaking with humpback whales, zipping around in a zodiac raft to spot leopard seals, snowshoeing around glistening bays, and watching penguins slide down the soft snow on their bellies.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
Animals whose parents struggle to feed them in The Americas include: bobcats, jaguars, bears, otters, whales, baby sharks doo doo doo doo doo doo, more bears, alligators, more bears, harpy eagles, penguins andtamarin monkeys.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Fact check: No, bird flu infection not 'made up' for patient in Mexico
Other species infected include owls, storks, condors, penguins, seals, foxes, cats and dolphins, the U.N. reported.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
My afternoons were filled with kayaking with humpback whales, zipping around in a zodiac raft to spot leopard seals, snowshoeing around glistening bays, and watching penguins slide down the soft snow on their bellies.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 6 Mar. 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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