gentoo penguin

[ jen-too ]

noun

1. a penguin, Pygoscelis papua, of small Antarctic and subantarctic islands.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gentoo penguin¹

1855–60; perhaps Gentoo, though sense unclear

Example Sentences

Mr Clarke will spend five months living with four other workers on Port Lockroy, alongside the resident Gentoo penguin colony.

From BBC

Sphen the gentoo penguin - one half of a world-famous same-sex "power couple" - has died in Australia, aged 11.

From BBC

Fuzzy Gentoo penguin chicks chased after their exhausted parents to demand food.

From Scientific American

They will be tasked with running the gift shop and post office, as well as conducting a penguin count as part of efforts to protect the Gentoo penguin colony.

From BBC

At the colony, I focused my lens on a snoozy gentoo penguin whose feathers shone like an oil slick in the glow of the midmorning sun.

From Washington Post