Adelie penguin

noun

Pygoscelis adeliae, a species of penguin with distinctive white rings surrounding the eyes.

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AdeliePygoscelis adeliae
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Meanings

nounAdelie penguin (plural Adelie penguins)

plural Adelie penguins · alternative Adélie penguin

  1. Pygoscelis adeliae, a species of penguin with distinctive white rings surrounding the eyes.

    Synonyms: Adelie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPygoscelis adeliae, a species of penguin with distinctive white rings surrounding the eyes.

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Adelie

More synonyms by meaning

nounmedium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica

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AdeliePygoscelis adeliae
Broader
penguin
Also see
adelie

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Dutch adéliepinguïn
  • adéliepinguïnPygoscelis adeliae
Finnish jääpingviini
  • jääpingviiniPygoscelis adeliae
French manchot Adélie
  • manchot AdéliePygoscelis adeliae
German Adeliepinguin
  • AdeliepinguinPygoscelis adeliae
Portuguese pinguim-de-adélia, pinguim-adélia
  • pinguim-de-adéliaPygoscelis adeliae
  • pinguim-adéliaPygoscelis adeliae
Romanian pinguin Adelie
  • pinguin AdeliePygoscelis adeliae
Russian пингви́н Адели́
  • пингви́н Адели́ (pingvín Adelí)Pygoscelis adeliae
Spanish pingüino adelaida, pingüino de Adelia
  • pingüino adelaidaPygoscelis adeliae
  • pingüino de AdeliaPygoscelis adeliae
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APA

Adelie penguin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adelie%20penguin

MLA

“Adelie penguin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adelie%20penguin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adelie penguin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adelie%20penguin.

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