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.

(slang) A nun.

(UK, military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.

(juggling) A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.

A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.

A town in Central Coast Council, northern Tasmania, Australia.

(obsolete or historical) An auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere.

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