Gentoo
Americannoun
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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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About 10 minutes away from the archipelago's only hospital - King Edward VII Hospital - Gentoo penguins can be seen on the beach.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
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 don't like sea ice," said David Ainley, a biologist with the ecological consulting firm H.T.
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 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
“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
But while the latter two species aren't doing so well, Gentoos are expanding their territory, despite being less tolerant of the Antarctic snow and ice.
From The Verge ● Apr. 30, 2015
"Gentoos have to wait for rock to be exposed before they can breed," says Hart.
From The Verge ● Apr. 30, 2015
Native officers.The other resource of the Mahomedans, and of the Gentoos of certain of the higher castes, was the army.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
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