Plural of penguin
regular plural
The plural of penguin is penguins.
Forms of penguin
| Singular | penguin /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | penguins |
| Countable | countable |
Penguins in a sentence
- This was to be my home for three months where ground officer cadets, referred to colloquially as ‘penguins’ were trained.2019 November 5, Derek Esp, An Adventure in Education: The Autobiography of an Accidental Career in Education, Troubador Publishing Ltd...
- He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.From the entry wonder
- Most of the penguins were friendly and curious.From the entry most
- “Good work, Jackson.” Doreen Heckle-Flipper and a couple other penguins from the Mom Squad came shuffling over.2020, Sam Hay, chapter 10, in Golden Egg (Spy Penguins), New York, N.Y.: Square Fish, published 2021, →ISBN. From the entry don't count your chicks
- This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies.1983, Oliver Luther Austin, Birds of the World, page 63. From the entry coly
Meaning of penguin
- noun Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
- noun An auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere.
- noun A nun.
Questions about the plural of penguin
- What is the plural of penguin?
- The plural of penguin is penguins.
- Is penguin countable?
- Penguin is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: penguin (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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