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brush-tailed penguin

brush-tailed penguin noun: a penguin of the Pygoscelis genus.

brush-tailed penguin: a penguin of the Pygoscelis genus
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Noun

brush-tailed penguin (plural brush-tailed penguins)

  1. a penguin of the Pygoscelis genus.

Forms of brush-tailed penguin

pluralbrush-tailed penguins

Questions about brush-tailed penguin

What does brush-tailed penguin mean?
Brush-tailed penguin means a penguin of the Pygoscelis genus.
What part of speech is brush-tailed penguin?
Brush-tailed penguin is a noun.
What is the plural of brush-tailed penguin?
The plural of brush-tailed penguin is brush-tailed penguins.

Words near brush-tailed penguin in the dictionary

  1. brush-pen
  2. brush-pens
  3. brush-tailed
  4. brush-tailed mice
  5. brush-tailed mouse
  6. brush-tailed penguin
  7. brush-tailed penguins
  8. brush-tailed phascogale
  9. brush-tailed phascogales
  10. brush-tailed porcupine
  11. brush-tailed porcupines

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