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How to pronounce “penguin”
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Pronunciation guide for penguin
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- Practice the English pronunciation of penguin with real speech in context.
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- Definition summary
- Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]
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How to pronounce penguin
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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “penguin”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete or historical) An auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere.
- (slang) A nun.
- (juggling) A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.
- A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.
- (UK, military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.
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