Meaning of PENGUIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'pengwin
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| | Definition: | | [n] short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers |
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| | See Also: | | Adelie, Adelie penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, Aptenodytes patagonica, crested penguin, emperor penguin, family Spheniscidae, jackass penguin, king penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, rock hopper, Spheniscidae, sphenisciform seabird, Spheniscus demersus | |
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| | Definition: | | Penguin
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pen"guin\, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird,
and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native
South American name.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri.
They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost
scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills.
They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in
diving, in which they are very expert. See {King penguin},
under {Jackass}.
Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic
regions. The king penguins ({Aptenodytes Patachonica},
and {A. longirostris}) are the largest; the jackass
penguins ({Spheniscus}) and the rock hoppers
({Catarractes}) congregate in large numbers at their
breeding grounds.
2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant
({Bromelia Pinguin}) of the Pineapple family; also, the
plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed
leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also {pinguin}.]
{Arctic penguin} (Zo["o]l.), the great auk. See {Auk}.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a penguin in your dream means that your problems are not as serious as you may think. It serves as a reminder for you to keep you cool and remain level-headed. Alternatively, a penguin seen in your dream suggests that you are being weighed down by your emotions or by a negative situation. You need to find some balance and inner harmony. |
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