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king penguin
noun
- a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle.
king penguin
noun
- a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonica, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of king penguin1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
In these huge groups of penguins — king penguins can breed in colonies with 250,000 pairs — they find each other by their call.
From Washington Post
That got me interested in penguins, but the encounter that hooked me was with a particular king penguin on South Georgia Island, about 900 miles off the coast of Argentina.
From Washington Post
“King penguin” is another of its names, from its superior size, as it is the largest of the auk or penguin family.
From Project Gutenberg
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