king penguin

American  

noun

1. a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle.

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king penguin British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of king penguin

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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king penguin

In August 2020, a king penguin chick hatched at the Detroit Zoo for the first time in 20 years.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

In the 1980s, a single mail drop by a low-flying plane led to a stampede at a king penguin colony that caused 7,000 deaths.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2020

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen studied guano, or penguin feces, at the world’s largest king penguin colony, which is at Saint Andrews Bay on the South Atlantic island of South Georgia.

From Fox News ● May 20, 2020

A chirpless aviary contained a flamingo, king penguin, snowy owl and green parrot perched on a branch.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2018

This 40-minute documentary from Atlantic Productions follows a young male king penguin — on a sub-Antarctic island with the misleadingly balmy name of South Georgia — from bachelorhood to domesticity.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2013