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noun
a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle.
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Origin of king penguin

First recorded in 1880–85
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king penguin

noun
a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonica, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
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