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Magellanic penguin

Magellanic penguin noun: a species of penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, found in coastal South America.

magellanic penguin: a species of penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, found in coastal South America
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Noun

Magellanic penguin (plural Magellanic penguins)

  1. A species of penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, found in coastal South America.

Magellanic penguin meaning in Tamil

Magellanic penguin in Tamil

பெங்குவின் பறவை இனங்களுள் ஒன்று, பனிப்பாடி, இப்பெயர் பெறுகிறது

Forms of Magellanic penguin

pluralMagellanic penguins

Origin of Magellanic penguin

Named for Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer.

Questions about Magellanic penguin

What does Magellanic penguin mean?
Magellanic penguin means a species of penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, found in coastal South America.
What is Magellanic penguin in Tamil?
Magellanic penguin in Tamil is பெங்குவின் பறவை இனங்களுள் ஒன்று, பனிப்பாடி, இப்பெயர் பெறுகிறது. See Magellanic penguin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Magellanic penguin?
Magellanic penguin is a noun.
What is the plural of Magellanic penguin?
The plural of Magellanic penguin is Magellanic penguins.

Words near Magellanic penguin in the dictionary

  1. Magellan's beeches
  2. Magellanian
  3. Magellanic
  4. Magellanic Cloud
  5. Magellanic Clouds
  6. Magellanic penguin
  7. Magellanic penguins
  8. Magellanic plover
  9. Magellanic plovers
  10. Magellanic spiral
  11. Magellanic woodpecker

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Magellanic penguin (page history and authors); Magellanic penguin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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