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penguin
CEFRB1
/ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A black-and-white seabird that cannot fly and lives mainly in cold regions.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAn auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere.
Examples
A penguin is a bird that cannot fly.
The penguin was expelled from the group.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈpeŋ.wɪn/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAny of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.
A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.
More examples
In contextThis baby penguin is too cute!
Here are also birds cal'd Pen-gwins (white-head in Welch) like Pigmies walking upright, their finns or wings hanging very orderly downe like sleeves […]
This last species of penguin, or auk, seems to be the same with the alca cirrhata of Dr. Pallis, Spicileg. Zool. Fasc. v. p. 7. tab. i. & v. fig. 1–3. F.
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Origin
noun
Latin pinguisder.? English penguin Uncertain. First attested in the 16th century in reference to the auk of the Northern hemisphere; the word was later applied to the superficially similar birds of the Southern hemisphere (as was woggin). Possibly from Welsh pen (“head”) and gwyn (“white”), or from Latin pinguis (“fat”). See citations and the Wikipedia article. Noun sense 3 originates from the often black-and-white habit worn by nuns, which resemble the bird's colors.