king penguin

noun

1. a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle.

king penguin

noun

1. a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonica, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle

Word History and Origins

Origin of king penguin¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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