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APTENODYTES FORSTERI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aptenodytes forsteri mean?
• APTENODYTES FORSTERI (noun)
The noun APTENODYTES FORSTERI has 1 sense:
1. the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
Familiarity information: APTENODYTES FORSTERI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aptenodytes forsteri; emperor penguin
Hypernyms ("Aptenodytes forsteri" is a kind of...):
penguin (short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers)
Holonyms ("Aptenodytes forsteri" is a member of...):
Aptenodytes; genus Aptenodytes (large penguins)
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