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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The research team say climate change is affecting the birds' food supply and survival, and the penguins may now be officially endangered.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Almost two-thirds of the population of chinstrap penguins have disappeared from a remote volcanic island near Antarctica, aerial surveys suggest.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In April, emperor penguins were upgraded from "near threatened" to "endangered" by the IUCN, the global authority on threatened wildlife.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Emperor penguins rely on stable sea ice to live, hunt and breed and their chicks can perish if they fall in freezing water before developing waterproof feathers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
In fact, she refused to go on the stage unless the penguins were put away.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
