Meanings
nounemperor penguin (plural emperor penguins)
plural emperor penguins
- The largest of penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri), that inhabits Antarctica.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By analogy with the king penguin, which was believed to be the largest.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans keiserpikkewyn
- keiserpikkewynlargest penguin
Chinese Mandarin 皇帝企鵝 /皇帝企鹅, 帝企鵝 /帝企鹅
- 皇帝企鵝 /皇帝企鹅largest penguin
- 帝企鵝 /帝企鹅largest penguin
Czech tučňák císařský
- tučňák císařskýlargest penguin
Danish kejserpingvin
- kejserpingvinlargest penguin
Dutch keizerspinguïn
- keizerspinguïnlargest penguin
Finnish keisaripingviini
- keisaripingviinilargest penguin
French manchot empereur
- manchot empereurlargest penguin
German Kaiserpinguin
- Kaiserpinguinlargest penguin
Hungarian császárpingvin
- császárpingvinlargest penguin
Icelandic keisaramörgæsin
- keisaramörgæsinlargest penguin
Norwegian keiserpingvin
- keiserpingvinlargest penguin
Polish pingwin cesarski
- pingwin cesarskilargest penguin
Portuguese pinguim-imperador
- pinguim-imperadorlargest penguin
Romanian pinguin imperial
- pinguin imperiallargest penguin
Russian импера́торский пингви́н
- импера́торский пингви́н (imperátorskij pingvín)largest penguin
Spanish pingüino emperador
- pingüino emperadorlargest penguin
Swedish kejsarpingvin
- kejsarpingvinlargest penguin
Turkish imparator penguen
- imparator penguenlargest penguin
Cite this entry
APA
emperor penguin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emperor%20penguin
MLA
“emperor penguin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emperor%20penguin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emperor penguin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emperor%20penguin.
Source: emperor penguin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.