Australian English Meaning of penguin

penguin

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Definitions and Meaning of penguin in English

Wordnet

penguin (n)

short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers

Webster

penguin (n.)

Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass.

The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges.

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penguin

short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippersAny bird of the order Impennes, or

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pengolin => Pangolin, pengo => penguin, pen-friend => Pen pal, penfold => Penfold, penfish => pencilfish,