genus Spheniscus

genus Spheniscus
noun
type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins
Syn: ↑Spheniscus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Spheniscidae, ↑family Spheniscidae
Member Meronyms: ↑jackass penguin, ↑Spheniscus demersus

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