Meanings
nounMagellanic penguin (plural Magellanic penguins)
plural Magellanic penguins
- A species of penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, found in coastal South America.
Origin
Named for Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch magelhaenpinguïn
- magelhaenpinguïnPenguin
French manchot de Magellan
- manchot de MagellanPenguin
German Magellan-Pinguin
- Magellan-PinguinPenguin
Hungarian Magellán-pingvin
- Magellán-pingvinPenguin
Italian pinguino di Magellano
- pinguino di MagellanoPenguin
Norwegian Magellanpingvin
- MagellanpingvinPenguin
Polish pingwin magellański
- pingwin magellańskiPenguin
Portuguese pinguim-de-magalhães
- pinguim-de-magalhãesPenguin
Romanian pinguin Magellan
- pinguin MagellanPenguin
Russian магелла́нов пингви́н, магелла́нский пингви́н
- магелла́нов пингви́н (magellánov pingvín)Penguin
- магелла́нский пингви́н (magellánskij pingvín)Penguin
Spanish pingüino de Magallanes, pingüino patagónico
- pingüino de MagallanesPenguin
- pingüino patagónicoPenguin
- pingüino del SurPenguin
- patrancaPenguin
- pachancaPenguin
- pingüino magallánicoPenguin
Cite this entry
APA
Magellanic penguin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magellanic%20penguin
MLA
“Magellanic penguin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magellanic%20penguin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Magellanic penguin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magellanic%20penguin.
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