bezlotek

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Polish

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Etymology

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From bez- +‎ lot +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛzˈlɔ.tɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɛk
  • Syllabification: bez‧lo‧tek

Noun

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bezlotek m animal

  1. (dated, formal) penguin, sphenisciform (flightless sea bird)
    Synonym: pingwin
    • 1926, Stanislaw Laganowski, Ziemia w opisach i obrazach: część I. geografja ogólna, page 37:
      Ze wszystkich ptaków podbiegunowych bezwarunkowo najciekawsze są bezlotki południa, inaczej pingwiny.
      Of all the Arctic birds, the most interesting are the southern flightless birds, also called penguins.

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