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fairy penguin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The little penguin, Eudyptula minor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Examples

  • 1970, Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Wildlife in Australia, Volumes 7-9, page 40, Captain James Cook and party on 31st March, 1773, first discovered the fairy penguins at Duskey Bay, New Zealand.

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