Gentoo
Americannoun
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Gentoos
plural
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a Hindu.
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any of the languages of those who practice the Hindu religion, especially Telugu.
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Gentoo
1630–40; < Portuguese gentio gentile
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Gentoo penguins have one important advantage over many of their relatives: they are flexible eaters.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
A female penguin with leucism from the Gentoo species has been filmed at a base in Antarctica.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024
Fuzzy Gentoo penguin chicks chased after their exhausted parents to demand food.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2023
Populations have declined by as much as 90 percent in some parts of the western side, and Gentoo penguins, distinguishable by their bright orange beaks, have largely taken over.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
Gentoo penguins porpoised along beside the boat as they raised the sail and plunged forward into the rolling waves.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Gentoos living alongside them on the Antarctic Peninsula, by contrast, are increasing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“They’ll eat anything, they’ll breed anywhere,” Dr. Lynch said of Gentoos.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
Fortunately, the landmines aren't a problem for the penguins - at least, not the little Magellanics and Gentoos of Yorke Bay.
From BBC ● May 6, 2017
The birds in the footage are Gentoos, a species currently in competition with Adélie and Chinstrap penguins.
From The Verge ● Apr. 30, 2015
The lights of the church, the ascetics, Gentoos, and corn-eaters, she does not distinguish by any favor.
From Essays — Second Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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