king penguin

king penguin

English

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.[1]

Noun

king penguin (plural king penguins)

1. a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands

King Penguin

Translations

Aptenodytes patagonicus

Afrikaans: koningpikkewyn Danish: kongepingvinen Dutch: koningspinguïn (nl) Finnish: kuningaspingviini (fi) French: manchot royal (fr) German: Königspinguin (de) m Hungarian: királypingvin, óriáspingvin Navajo: tsídii naʼałkʼaiʼí ntsxaaígíí Polish: pingwin królewski Portuguese: pinguim-rei Romanian: pinguin regal m Russian: короле́вский пингви́н m (korolévskij pingvín) Spanish: pingüino rey Vietnamese: cánh cụt vua

References

• King penguin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aptenodytes patagonicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aptenodytes patagonicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

1. “King penguin”, in National Geographic, accessed 5 April 2021.