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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from Welsh pen gwyn 'white head'

penguin

 noun
     
penguin
Related topics: Birds
pen‧guin [countable]
HBB a large black and white Antarctic sea bird, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming
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