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penguinlike

penguinlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a penguin.

Adjective

penguinlike (comparative more penguinlike, superlative most penguinlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a penguin
    • […] his signature song was El Baile del Pingino (The Penguin Dance), which he illustrated with side-to-side, penguinlike movement in perfect time.2007 December 6, Ben Sisario, “Carlos Valds, a Conga King of Jazz, Dies at 81”, in New York Times

Synonyms of penguinlike

Antonyms

Forms of penguinlike

comparativemore penguinlike
superlativemost penguinlike

Origin of penguinlike

From penguin + -like.

Words formed from penguinlike

Questions about penguinlike

What does penguinlike mean?
Penguinlike means resembling or characteristic of a penguin.
What part of speech is penguinlike?
Penguinlike is an adjective.

Words near penguinlike in the dictionary

  1. penguinery
  2. penguinese
  3. penguinesque
  4. penguinish
  5. penguinless
  6. penguinlike
  7. penguinone
  8. penguinries
  9. penguinry
  10. penguins
  11. penguinsona

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