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king penguin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
king pen-guin
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands

Etymology

From the belief that it was the largest of all penguin species—a belief that was overturned in 1884 when its close relative the emperor penguin, which can measure nearly a foot taller, was recognized as a separate species.

Inflected Forms

king penguins (plural)

Synonyms

aptenodytes patagonica

Questions

What does king penguin mean?
a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands
Where does king penguin come from?
From the belief that it was the largest of all penguin species—a belief that was overturned in 1884 when its close relative the emperor penguin, which can measure nearly a foot taller, was recognized as a separate species.

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