penguin (n)

n02055803

type n
lex_filenum 05
def short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
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Hypernym sphenisciform seabird
Member holonym Spheniscidae, family Spheniscidae
Hyponym Adelie, Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae; king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonica; emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri; jackass penguin, Spheniscus demersus; rock hopper, crested penguin
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Member meronym Spheniscidae, family Spheniscidae
Hyponym sphenisciform seabird
Hypernym Adelie, Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae; king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonica; emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri; jackass penguin, Spheniscus demersus; rock hopper, crested penguin

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