Adélie penguin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Adélie penguin
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The Adélie penguin, who has now been affectionately named Pingu by locals, was found looking lost on the coast.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2021
Mr Stracke was shocked to find that the penguin was an Adélie penguin - a species that lives exclusively on the Antarctic peninsula.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2021
Facebook’s version is clearly an Adélie penguin, says Michelle LaRue, a research ecologist at the University of Minnesota, while Google seems to have gone with an emperor penguin.
From National Geographic • Dec. 28, 2017
The Adélie penguin is one of just two true Antarctic penguins, surviving on the ice-bound continent for 45,000 years.
From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2017
The Adélie penguin is a brave animal, and rarely flees from danger.
From Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits by Levick, George Murray
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