- pen·guin
- /ˈpɛŋgwən/ noun, pl -guins [count]: a black-and-white bird that cannot fly, that uses its wings for swimming, and that lives in or near the Antarctic
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pen|guin — «PEHN gwihn, PEHNG», noun. 1. a sea bird with flippers for diving and swimming in place of wings for flying. Penguins live chiefly in Antarctica and other cold areas of the Southern Hemisphere. They are short legged with webbed feet, and have… … Useful english dictionary
pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
guin — an·guin·e·ous; an·guin·i·dae; ban·sal·a·guin; bé·guin; con·san·guin·eal; con·san·guin·ean; con·san·guin·eous; con·san·guin·i·ty; ex·san·guin·e·ous; guin·ea·man; pan·guin·gue; pen·guin; pen·guin·ery; pin·guin; san·guin·a·rine; san·guin·e·ous;… … English syllables
PEN/Malamud Award — The PEN/Malamud Award and Memorial Reading honors excellence in the art of the short story , and is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. The selection committee is composed of PEN/Faulkner directors and representatives of Bernard… … Wikipedia
Ursula K. Le Guin — en una sesión informal en la librería Q A, julio de 2004 Nacimiento 21 de octubre de 1929 82 años … Wikipedia Español
penguin — pen·guin … English syllables
penguinry — pen·guin·ry … English syllables
penguin — pen|guin [ˈpeŋgwın] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Welsh pen gwyn white head ] a large black and white Antarctic sea bird, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming … Dictionary of contemporary English
penguin — pen•guin [[t]ˈpɛŋ gwɪn, ˈpɛn [/t]] n. 1) orn any of various flightless aquatic birds of the order Sphenisciformes, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers 2) orn Obs. great auk • Etymology: 1570–80; perh. < … From formal English to slang
penguin — pen|guin [ peŋgwın ] noun count a black and white bird that lives by the ocean around Antarctica and cannot fly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
