English Explanatory Dictionary

king penguin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands

Word forms

king penguin king penguins

Etymology

From the belief that it was the largest of all penguin species—a belief that was overturned in 1884 when its close relative the emperor penguin, which can measure nearly a foot taller, was recognized as a separate species.

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