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Definition of Adelie penguin
1. Noun. Medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica.
Generic synonyms: Penguin
Group relationships: Genus Pygoscelis, Pygoscelis
Definition of Adelie penguin
1. Noun. A species of penguin, scientific name ''Pygoscelis adeliae'', with distinctive white rings surrounding the eyes. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of Adelie penguin) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adelie Penguin
Literary usage of Adelie penguin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society by Manchester Geographical Society (1905)
"(6) " Our small friend the penguin "—the adelie penguin and the Emperor penguin.
... Besides the adelie penguin there was the Emperor penguin. ..."
2. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"The adelie penguin builds a large nest of stones, the only material available,
and the uses of this are evident when the thaw comes and the ground is ..."
3. Secrets of Animal Life by John Arthur Thomson (1919)
"It is entitled Natural History of the adelie penguin, and is illustrated with
... Towards the middle of October, a single adelie penguin was seen on the ..."
4. Scott's Last Expedition ...: Vol. I. Being the Journals of Captain R. F by Robert Falcon Scott, Leonard Huxley (1913)
"We had originally intended building on the adelie penguin rookery, ... In the
adelie penguin rookery we should have been out of the blizzards, ..."
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