king penguin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of king penguin
First recorded in 1880–85
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"French was a first-time breeder, Frank is an elderly gentleman by king penguin standards, and the egg itself was smaller than average," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The extent of the virus’s spread in Antarctic penguin populations remains unclear, and the king penguin cases have not yet been confirmed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
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
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
Skip and Ping, a male king penguin couple at Zoo Berlin, have been trying to bring a baby into the world for a long time.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019
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