"king penguin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: king penguins [plural]
Etymology: From the belief that it was the largest of all penguin species—a belief that was overturned in 1884 when its close relative the emperor penguin, which can measure nearly a foot taller, was recognized as a separate species. Head templates: {{en-noun}} king penguin (plural king penguins)
  1. a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands Categories (lifeform): Penguins Translations (Aptenodytes patagonicus): koningpikkewyn (Afrikaans), kongepingvinen (Danish), koningspinguïn (Dutch), kuningaspingviini (Finnish), manchot royal (French), Königspinguin [masculine] (German), királypingvin (Hungarian), óriáspingvin (Hungarian), tsídii naʼałkʼaiʼí ntsxaaígíí (Navajo), pingwin królewski (Polish), pinguim-rei (Portuguese), pinguin regal [masculine] (Romanian), короле́вский пингви́н (korolévskij pingvín) [masculine] (Russian), pingüino rey (Spanish), cánh cụt vua (Vietnamese)

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