Adelie penguin

Other forms: Adelie penguins

Definitions of Adelie penguin
  1. noun
    medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica
    synonyms: Adelie, Pygoscelis adeliae
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    penguin
    short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
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