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Definition of Pinguinus
1. Noun. Great auk.
Exact synonyms: Genus Pinguinus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Alcidae, Family Alcidae
Member holonyms: Great Auk, Pinguinus Impennis
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Alcidae, Family Alcidae
Member holonyms: Great Auk, Pinguinus Impennis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinguinus
Literary usage of Pinguinus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1868)
"Pinguinus impennis, Bonnaterre, Ency. Method. Orn. 1790, p. 29. Bonaparte, Consp.
Gav. Comptes Rendus, 1856, p. 774. Description (from the specimen in the ..."