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emperor penguin
noun
- the largest of the penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, of the coasts of Antarctica, having bluish-gray and black plumage on the back, head, and wings, a white chest, and a patch of orange on each side of the neck.
emperor penguin
noun
- an Antarctic penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, with orange-yellow patches on the neck: the largest penguin, reaching a height of 1.3 m (4 ft)
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Example Sentences
On the choice of making the emperor penguin instead of another variety, I think the emperor just has a quintessential penguiness about it.
The emperor penguins because the only way to maximize your chances of seeing them is on a trip that specifically goes to a colony of emperor penguins.
Thus an entry in February ends with the following words: "An Emperor penguin just come on a visit -- soup-kettle."
There, a few yards from the door, sat a big Emperor penguin, making bow after bow.
We saw three blue whales during the day and one emperor penguin, a 58-lb.
An interesting incident on November 26 was the discovery of an emperor penguin rookery.
Zoologically, the flamingo is the most odd and interesting bird on the American continent except the emperor penguin.
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