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Pinguinus

noun

great auk

• Syn: ↑genus Pinguinus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Alcidae, ↑family Alcidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑great auk, ↑Pinguinus impennis

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\\ˈpiŋgwənəs, piŋˈgwīn-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from French pingouin great auk, from English penguin

: a genus of very large extinct flightless seabirds (family Alcidae) containing solely the great auk

Useful english dictionary. 2012.