"little penguin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: little penguins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} little penguin (plural little penguins)
  1. The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands. Wikipedia link: little penguin Categories (lifeform): Penguins Synonyms (Eudyptula minor): fairy penguin [Australia], little blue penguin [New-Zealand], blue penguin [New-Zealand] Translations (Eudyptula minor): dwergpinguïn [masculine] (Dutch), manchot pygmée [masculine] (French), Zwergpinguin [masculine] (German), tsídii naʼałkʼaiʼí dootłʼizhígíí (Navajo), ма́лый пингви́н (mályj pingvín) [masculine] (Russian), голубо́й пингви́н (golubój pingvín) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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