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sphenisciform seabird

DEFINITIONS OF: sphenisciform seabird

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n flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins

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penguin
short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
Adelie, Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica
Aptenodytes patagonica, king penguin
large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
Aptenodytes forsteri, emperor penguin
the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
Spheniscus demersus, jackass penguin
small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
crested penguin, rock hopper
small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand
Type of:
sea bird, seabird, seafowl
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
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