emperor penguin

English

Etymology

By analogy with the king penguin, which was believed to be the largest.

Pronunciation

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Noun

emperor penguin (plural emperor penguins)

The largest of penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri), that inhabits Antarctica.

Translations

largest penguin

Afrikaans: keiserpikkewyn
Chinese:
Mandarin: 皇帝企鵝 / 皇帝企鹅 (zh), 帝企鵝 / 帝企鹅 (zh)
Czech: tučňák císařský m
Danish: kejserpingvin c
Dutch: keizerspinguïn (nl) m
Finnish: keisaripingviini (fi)
French: manchot empereur (fr) m
German: Kaiserpinguin (de) m
Hungarian: császárpingvin (hu)
Icelandic: keisaramörgæsin
Navajo: tsídii naʼałkʼaiʼítsoh
Norwegian: keiserpingvin
Polish: pingwin cesarski (pl) m
Portuguese: pinguim-imperador
Romanian: pinguin imperial m
Russian: импера́торский пингви́н m (imperátorskij pingvín)
Spanish: pingüino emperador m
Swedish: kejsarpingvin c
Turkish: imparator penguen (tr)

See also

emperor penguin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aptenodytes forsteri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Aptenodytes forsteri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons