penguin
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penguin/ˈpeŋɡwɪn/
▶noun a flightless black and white seabird of the southern hemisphere, with wings used as flippers. [Family Spheniscidae : several species.]
– origin C16 (orig. denoting the great auk): of unknown origin.
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