emperor penguin

noun

1. the largest of the penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, of the coasts of Antarctica, having bluish-gray and black plumage on the back, head, and wings, a white chest, and a patch of orange on each side of the neck.

emperor penguin

noun

1. an Antarctic penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, with orange-yellow patches on the neck: the largest penguin, reaching a height of 1.3 m (4 ft)

Word History and Origins

Origin of emperor penguin¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In August, when we asked the British Antarctic Survey if the emperor penguins had survived, they couldn’t tell us.

From BBC

Monitoring the global population of emperor penguins is a major challenge.

From Science Daily

Sea ice is also vitally important for marine life -- scientists have observed catastrophic breeding failures of emperor penguin colonies because of low sea ice in recent years.

From Science Daily

Unusually warm seas may also have taken a direct toll on one of the most beloved ocean-going creatures in the coldest continent, the emperor penguin.

From BBC

The research appears in the journal article, "Advances in remote sensing of emperor penguins: first multi-year time series documenting trends in the global population," published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

From Science Daily