Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little penguin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle pen-guin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.

Inflected Forms

little penguins (plural)

Synonyms

fairy penguin little blue penguin blue penguin

Questions

What does little penguin mean?: The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.

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