: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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There’s no denying it: Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) are adorable.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Standing more than 4 feet tall, the massive bird is the largest penguin in the world, uniquely adapted to survive in the barren Antarctic.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Netflix Every day, the world seems to be slipping further and further into dystopia, with President Donald Trump placing tariffs on islands inhabited by penguins and the country's head of Medicare and Medicaid touting AI-first health care.
—Corey Atad, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
Also baffling were the tariffs placed on Heard and McDonald Islands, which are mainly populated by penguins.
—Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Standing more than 4 feet tall, the massive bird is the largest penguin in the world, uniquely adapted to survive in the barren Antarctic.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Netflix Every day, the world seems to be slipping further and further into dystopia, with President Donald Trump placing tariffs on islands inhabited by penguins and the country's head of Medicare and Medicaid touting AI-first health care.
—Corey Atad, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
Also baffling were the tariffs placed on Heard and McDonald Islands, which are mainly populated by penguins.
—Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 1 May. 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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