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penguin (iou)



penguin noun. L16.
[Origin uncertain: doubtfully from Welsh pen head + gwyn white.]
The great auk. L16-L18.
Any member of the family Spheniscidae of gregarious diving birds of coasts around the southern oceans, having an upright stance, a long bill, mainly black and white plumage, and wings reduced to scaly flippers or paddles for swimming under water. L16.
emperor penguin, fairy penguin, gentoo penguin, jackass penguin, king penguin, rockhopper penguin, etc.
A machine like an aeroplane but incapable of flight, used in the early stages of an airman's training. Also, a non-flying member of an air force. Air Force slang. E20.
(Penguin.) (Proprietary name for) any of a range of paperback books published under the name 'Penguin'. M20.
Comb.: penguin suit a dinner jacket.
penguinery noun a colony of penguins; a place where penguins congregate and breed: M19.