Adélie penguin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Adélie penguin
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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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
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
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 one of just two true Antarctic penguins, surviving on the ice-bound continent for 45,000 years.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2017
This indeed was not surprising, for of all the animals of which I have had any experience, I think the Adélie penguin is the very bravest.
From Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits by George Murray Levick
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