penguin
noun
any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers.
penguins
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pluralof penguin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s not clear when the trafficked animals might join the roughly 12,000 turtles, frogs, octopuses, penguins, sharks and other sea creatures currently on public display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The switch came about after Lambourn visited the park and heard a keeper mention that the penguins loved sardines.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He said: "When I heard the penguins loved sardines but that the park thought they couldn't get them, I thought: 'Well, I might be able to help with that.'"
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
She does not have to fight for the smallest chunks of seal meat and penguins and worse.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
