Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - penguin
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1. зоол. пингвин (Spheniscidae) king penguin —- патагонский пингвин (Aptenodytes patagonica) Arctic penguin —- бескрылая гагарка (Pinguinus impennis) 2. ав. жарг. учебный самолет, тренажер 3. военнослужащий нелетного состава авиации 4. кин. жарг. актер, занятый в массовке ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n. any flightless sea bird of the family Spheniscidae of the southern hemisphere, with black upper-parts and white under-parts, and wings developed into scaly flippers for swimming underwater. Etymology: 16th c., orig. = great auk: orig. unkn. PENHOLDER n. the esp. wooden shaft of a pen with a metal nib. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: obsolete English ~ great auk, perhaps from Welsh pen gwyn white head (applied to the bird in winter plumage) Date: 1588 any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(penguins) A penguin is a type of large black and white sea bird found mainly in the Antarctic. Penguins cannot fly but use their short wings for swimming. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a large black and white Antarctic sea bird, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1578, originally used of the great auk of Newfoundland (now extinct), shift in meaning to the Antarctic bird is from 1588. Of unknown origin, though often asserted to be from Welsh pen "head" + gwyn "white." The Fr. and Breton versions of the word are ult. from English. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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