sphenisciform seabird

Definitions of sphenisciform seabird

1. noun

   flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
   types:

   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.