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Spheniscus

noun

type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins

• Syn: ↑genus Spheniscus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Spheniscidae, ↑family Spheniscidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑jackass penguin, ↑Spheniscus demersus

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\\-ˈniskəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sphēniskos small wedge, diminutive of sphēn wedge; from the shortness of the wings — more at spoon

: a genus of penguins that is type of the family Spheniscidae and includes the jackass penguin

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Sphenisˈcus /-kəs/ noun

The jackass-penguin genus

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Main Entry: ↑sphene

Useful english dictionary. 2012.