Adélie penguin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Adélie penguin
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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It is only the third recorded incident of an Adélie penguin being found on New Zealand's coast.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2021
The discovery is only the third in history that an Adélie penguin has been found on New Zealand's coasts, following two incidents in 1993 and 1962.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2021
One member of this group was George Murray Levick, a doctor who studied the habits of a large Adélie penguin population.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2019
Back in 2013, marine biologist Simon Jarman and his colleagues isolated jellyfish DNA from Adélie penguin scat.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 15, 2017
The Adélie penguin is excessively curious, taking great pains to inspect any strange object he may see.
From Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits by Levick, George Murray
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