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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

Example Sentences

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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

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 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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