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spheniscan

spheniscan noun: any banded penguin of genus Spheniscus.

Noun

spheniscan (plural spheniscans)

  1. (archaic, rare) Any banded penguin of genus Spheniscus

Forms of spheniscan

pluralspheniscans

Questions about spheniscan

What does spheniscan mean?
Spheniscan means any banded penguin of genus Spheniscus.
What part of speech is spheniscan?
Spheniscan is a noun.
What is the plural of spheniscan?
The plural of spheniscan is spheniscans.

Words near spheniscan in the dictionary

  1. sphenethmoids
  2. sphenic
  3. sphenic number
  4. sphenic numbers
  5. spheniciform
  6. spheniscan
  7. spheniscans
  8. spheniscid
  9. spheniscidite
  10. spheniscids
  11. sphenisciform

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