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gentoo penguin

gentoo penguin noun: any member of the species Pygoscelis papua, a species of penguins that have a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of their heads.

gentoo penguin: any member of the species Pygoscelis papua, a species of penguins that have a distinctive wide...
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Noun

gentoo penguin (plural gentoo penguins)

  1. Any member of the species Pygoscelis papua, a species of penguins that have a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of their heads.
    Synonyms:
    Gentoo

Synonyms of gentoo penguin

Forms of gentoo penguin

pluralgentoo penguins

Questions about gentoo penguin

What does gentoo penguin mean?
Gentoo penguin means any member of the species Pygoscelis papua, a species of penguins that have a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of their heads.
What part of speech is gentoo penguin?
Gentoo penguin is a noun.
What is the plural of gentoo penguin?
The plural of gentoo penguin is gentoo penguins.

Words near gentoo penguin in the dictionary

  1. Gentner
  2. Gentners
  3. gentobiase
  4. Gentofte
  5. gentoo
  6. gentoo penguin
  7. gentoo penguins
  8. Gentoos
  9. gentrice
  10. gentries
  11. gentrification

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