Meanings
nounlittle penguin (plural little penguins)
plural little penguins
- The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.
Synonyms: fairy penguin, little blue penguin, blue penguin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.
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Translations
Catalan pingüí petit
- pingüí petitEudyptula minor
Dutch dwergpinguïn
- dwergpinguïnEudyptula minor
French manchot pygmée
- manchot pygméeEudyptula minor
German Zwergpinguin
- ZwergpinguinEudyptula minor
Korean 쇠푸른펭귄
- 쇠푸른펭귄 (soepureunpenggwin)Eudyptula minor
Māori kororā
- kororāEudyptula minor
Romanian pinguin mic
- pinguin micEudyptula minor
Russian ма́лый пингви́н, голубо́й пингви́н
- ма́лый пингви́н (mályj pingvín)Eudyptula minor
- голубо́й пингви́н (golubój pingvín)Eudyptula minor
Welsh pengwin bach
- pengwin bachEudyptula minor
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APA
little penguin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20penguin
MLA
“little penguin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20penguin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “little penguin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20penguin.
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