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APTENODYTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aptenodytes mean?
• APTENODYTES (noun)
The noun APTENODYTES has 1 sense:
1. large penguins
Familiarity information: APTENODYTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large penguins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aptenodytes; genus Aptenodytes
Hypernyms ("Aptenodytes" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Aptenodytes"):
Aptenodytes patagonica; king penguin (large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle)
Aptenodytes forsteri; emperor penguin (the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin)
Holonyms ("Aptenodytes" is a member of...):
family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)
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