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APTENODYTES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large penguins

Synonyms:

Aptenodytes; genus Aptenodytes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Aptenodytes" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Aptenodytes"):

Aptenodytes patagonica; king penguin (large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle)

Aptenodytes forsteri; emperor penguin (the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin)

Holonyms ("Aptenodytes" is a member of...):

family Spheniscidae; Spheniscidae (comprising all existing penguins)

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