| Penguin (penguin) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pen"guin |
| [Perh. orig. the name
of another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or
perh. from a native South American name.] |
Any bird of the order Impennes, or
Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost
scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable
to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very
expert. See King penguin, under Jackass.
The egg-shaped fleshy fruit
of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple
family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-
toothed leaves, and is used for hedges.
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