Penguin Definition

pĕnggwĭn, pĕn-
penguins
noun
Webster's New World
Any of an order (Sphenisciformes) of flightless birds found in the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and paddlelike flippers for swimming and diving.
Webster's New World

(slang) A nun (because of the black and white habit).

Wiktionary

(botany) A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Penguin

Noun

Singular:
penguin
Plural:
penguins

Origin of Penguin

  • Possibly from Welsh pen gwyn White Head (name of an island in Newfoundland), great auk pen chief, head gwynn white weid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Unknown origin. Possibly from Welsh pen ("head") and gwyn ("white"), or from Latin pinguis ("fat"). See citations and the Wikipedia page.

    From Wiktionary

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