gentoo penguin

noun

Any member of the species Pygoscelis papua, a species of penguins that have a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of their heads.

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Meanings

noungentoo penguin (plural gentoo penguins)

plural gentoo penguins

  1. Any member of the species Pygoscelis papua, a species of penguins that have a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of their heads.

    Synonyms: Gentoo, gentoo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Pygoscelis papua, a species of penguins that have a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of their heads.

Translations

Czech tučňák oslí
  • tučňák oslípenguin
Dutch ezelspinguïn
  • ezelspinguïnpenguin
French manchot papou
  • manchot papoupenguin
German Eselspinguin
  • Eselspinguinpenguin
Hungarian szamárpingvin
  • szamárpingvinpenguin
Italian pinguino papua
  • pinguino papuapenguin
Japanese ジェンツーペンギン
  • ジェンツーペンギン (jentsū pengin)penguin
Norwegian bøylepingvin
  • bøylepingvinpenguin
Polish pingwin białobrewy
  • pingwin białobrewypenguin
Portuguese pinguim-gentoo
  • pinguim-gentoopenguin
Russian папуа́нский пингви́н
  • папуа́нский пингви́н (papuánskij pingvín)penguin
Spanish pingüino juanito, pingüino papúa
  • pingüino juanitopenguin
  • pingüino papúapenguin
  • pingüino gentúpenguin
  • pingüino de vinchapenguin
Swedish åsnepingvin
  • åsnepingvinpenguin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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