: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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In addition, SeaWorld San Diego houses warm-weather penguins — Magellanic and Humboldt — in an outdoor enclosure.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
The state-of-the-art facility features an impressive array of sea life including sharks, otters, sea lions, penguins, sloths and more.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Of all the grim capitalist crimes against American animals (and there is competition), among them are the 1840s extinction of our northern hemisphere penguin, the great auk, and an 1886 sale in London of the skins of 400,000 American hummingbirds.
—Dan Flores, Time, 29 May 2025
Antarctica is a once-in-a-lifetime destination marked by untouched landscapes, drifting icebergs, and thriving penguin colonies.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
The state-of-the-art facility features an impressive array of sea life including sharks, otters, sea lions, penguins, sloths and more.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Of all the grim capitalist crimes against American animals (and there is competition), among them are the 1840s extinction of our northern hemisphere penguin, the great auk, and an 1886 sale in London of the skins of 400,000 American hummingbirds.
—Dan Flores, Time, 29 May 2025
Antarctica is a once-in-a-lifetime destination marked by untouched landscapes, drifting icebergs, and thriving penguin colonies.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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