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Definition of King penguin
1. Noun. Large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle.
Generic synonyms: Penguin
Group relationships: Aptenodytes, Genus Aptenodytes
Definition of King penguin
1. Noun. a large penguin, ''Aptenodytes patagonicus'', that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of King Penguin
Literary usage of King penguin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1894)
"I leave this task to some one else, however, as I have neither the time nor the
patience. BREEDING HABITS OF THE king penguin ..."
2. The Intellectual Observer (1865)
"THE INTELLECTUAL OBSERVER. JULY, 1866. THE king penguin ... than the recent
arrival of the king penguin at the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park. ..."
3. A familiar history of birds: Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts by Edward Stanley (1880)
"king penguin of the Southern Regions described.— Breeding-places.— Valuable for
Oil.— Sea Fowler's perilous Occupation. — Description of, in Shetland, ..."
4. Howitt's Journal by William Howitt, Mary Botham Howitt (1848)
"Nothing could exceed the kindness of king penguin to ilie forlorn young gentleman,
... Nevertheless, as we said before, king penguin was extremely kind and ..."
5. Design in Nature: Illustrated by Spiral and Other Arrangements in the by James Bell Pettigrew (1908)
"l The swimming, diving, and flying movements of the king penguin are depicted at
Fig. 1 of Plate clxiii., which follows. At Figs. 2 and 3 of Plate clxiii., ..."
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