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Adélie penguin

American  
Or Adelie penguin

noun

  1. a penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, occurring in large colonies in Antarctica.


Etymology

Origin of Adélie penguin

First recorded in 1905–10

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Scientists have revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the east Antarctic coast over the past decade.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2022

It is only the third recorded incident of an Adélie penguin being found on New Zealand's coast.

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 on land or ice is almost wholly ludicrous.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott

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