Adélie penguin

or Adelie penguin

noun

1. a penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, occurring in large colonies in Antarctica.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adélie penguin¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Scientists have revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the east Antarctic coast over the past decade.

From BBC

"And whenever we've seen sea ice declining or disappearing altogether, then we're seeing corresponding Adelie penguin populations decline substantially."

From Reuters

It is only the third recorded incident of an Adélie penguin being found on New Zealand's coast.

From BBC

Mr Stracke was shocked to find that the penguin was an Adélie penguin - a species that lives exclusively on the Antarctic peninsula.

From BBC

The discovery is only the third in history that an Adélie penguin has been found on New Zealand's coasts, following two incidents in 1993 and 1962.

From BBC