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adélie penguin

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Adélie penguin

–noun
a penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, occurring in large colonies in Antarctica.
Also, Adelie penguin.
Also called Adélie.


Origin:
1905–10
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Adélie penguin  
n.  A common Antarctic penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) that has white underparts and a black back and head and lives and breeds in large exposed rookeries.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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