: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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Cape Town is now serviced by three nonstop flights from the U.S. Popular day trips from the city include seeing the bucolic wineries of Stellenbosch, the African penguin colony in Simon’s Town, and the Big Five at Aquila Game Reserve.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025
These adjustments take time, especially with the new tariffs hitting everything from people to penguins, which makes the situation more complicated.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 8 Apr. 2025
Heard Island, mostly covered by ice, is populated by penguins.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Some islands with more penguins than people were even targeted, oddly.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025
These adjustments take time, especially with the new tariffs hitting everything from people to penguins, which makes the situation more complicated.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 8 Apr. 2025
Heard Island, mostly covered by ice, is populated by penguins.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Some islands with more penguins than people were even targeted, oddly.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 20 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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