penguinery

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noun

A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins.

OriginEnglish penguin ← Latin pinguisder.? ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-influ.? →
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Meanings

nounpenguinery (plural penguineries)

plural penguineries

  1. biologyA breeding place, or rookery, of penguins.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
penguinry

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*kʷennom
  2. Proto-Brythonic*penn
  3. Welshpen?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-der.?
  5. Proto-Celtic*windos
  6. Proto-Brythonic*gwɨnn
  7. Welshgwyn?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*peyh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰenǵʰ-influ.?
  10. Latinpinguisder.?
  11. Englishpenguin
  12. Englishpenguinery

From penguin + -ery.

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APA

penguinery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penguinery

MLA

“penguinery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penguinery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penguinery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penguinery.

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