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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.


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1880–85
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emperor penguin  
n.  A large penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) of Antarctic regions, having yellow-orange patches on the neck.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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