Etymology

Adelie penguin

Today it means: Pygoscelis adeliae, a species of penguin with distinctive white rings surrounding the eyes. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Adélie, the wife of explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.