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Definition of Pinguinus impennis
1. Noun. Large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinguinus Impennis
Literary usage of Pinguinus impennis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1919)
"—Formerly inhabiting coasts and islands of the northern Atlantic Ocean south of
the Arctic Circle, but extinct since 1844. (Monotypic,). Pinguinus impennis ..."
2. 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 ..."
3. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1919)
"—Formerly inhabiting coasts and islands of the northern Atlantic Ocean south of
the Arctic Circle, but extinct since 1844. (Monotypic,). Pinguinus impennis ..."
4. 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 ..."
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