penguinlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a penguin

Similar
penguinesquepenguinish
Opposite
unpenguinlike
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English penguin →
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Meanings

adjectivepenguinlike (comparative more penguinlike, superlative most penguinlike)

comparative more penguinlike · superlative most penguinlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a penguin

    […] his signature song was El Baile del Pingino (The Penguin Dance), which he illustrated with side-to-side, penguinlike movement in perfect time.

    2007 December 6, Ben Sisario, “Carlos Valds, a Conga King of Jazz, Dies at 81”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: penguinesque, penguinish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a penguin

Similar
penguinesquepenguinish
Opposite
unpenguinlike
Also see
penguinesque

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. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. Englishpenguinlike

From penguin + -like.

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APA

penguinlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penguinlike

MLA

“penguinlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penguinlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penguinlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penguinlike.

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