pingüino

Definitions of pingüino
  1. noun
    short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
    synonyms: pájaro bobo
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    types:
    pingüino real, pájaro bobo real
    large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
    pingüino antártico
    the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
    pingüino de El Cabo
    small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
    type of:
    esfenisciforme
    flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
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