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jackass penguin

American

noun

any of several boldly marked black and white penguins of the genus Spheniscus, especially S. demersus, of southern Africa, with a call resembling a donkey's bray.

Etymology

Origin of jackass penguin

First recorded in 1860–65

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The call of the jackass penguin, a wheezing bray that sounds like a donkey in distress, follows some of the same linguistic laws found in human languages, scientists have found.

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2020

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