king penguin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the belief that it was the largest of all penguin species—a belief that was overturned in 1884 when its close relative the emperor penguin, which can measure nearly a foot taller, was recognized as a separate species.[1]
Noun[edit]
king penguin (plural king penguins)
- a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands
Translations[edit]
Aptenodytes patagonicus
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References[edit]
- King penguin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aptenodytes patagonicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Aptenodytes patagonicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ “King penguin”, in National Geographic, 2021 April 5 (last accessed).