"fairy penguin" meaning in All languages combined

See fairy penguin on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 fairy penguin.ogg Forms: fairy penguins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fairy penguin (plural fairy penguins)
  1. (Australia) The little penguin, Eudyptula minor. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Penguins Synonyms: blue penguin [New-Zealand], little blue penguin [New-Zealand]
    Sense id: en-fairy_penguin-en-noun-JK3vmNXZ Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1970, Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Wildlife in Australia, Volumes 7-9, page 40,\nCaptain James Cook and party on 31st March, 1773, first discovered the fairy penguins at Duskey Bay, New Zealand."
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