emperor penguin
noun
: a penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) that is the largest known and that is noted for the male's habit of incubating the egg between the feet and a fold of abdominal skin resembling a pouch
called also emperor
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Scientists estimate that emperor penguins lost their ability to fly about 60 million years ago.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The large mass of land and ice on the southern tip of the planet is ruled by the emperor penguin.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
In the case of the emperor penguins, the bond between the male and female couple has long been documented, as well as the relationship of the mother, father and their chick.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Secrets of the Penguins already has one of those moments in the bag in the shape of footage released last year that caught baby emperor penguins jumping off Antarctica’s 50-foot Ekström ice shelf into the water below.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The large mass of land and ice on the southern tip of the planet is ruled by the emperor penguin.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
In the case of the emperor penguins, the bond between the male and female couple has long been documented, as well as the relationship of the mother, father and their chick.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Secrets of the Penguins already has one of those moments in the bag in the shape of footage released last year that caught baby emperor penguins jumping off Antarctica’s 50-foot Ekström ice shelf into the water below.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Emperor penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emperor%20penguin. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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