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gentoo penguin

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Pygoscelis papua of penguins, that have a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of the head.

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: tučňák oslí — penguin
  • Dutch: ezelspinguïn — penguin
  • French: manchot papou — penguin
  • German: Eselspinguin — penguin
  • Hungarian: szamárpingvin — penguin
  • Italian: pinguino papua — penguin
  • Japanese: ジェンツーペンギン (jentsū pengin) — penguin
  • Norwegian: bøylepingvin — penguin
  • Polish: pingwin białobrewy — penguin
  • Portuguese: pinguim-gentoo — penguin
  • Russian: папуа́нский пингви́н (papuánskij pingvín) — penguin
  • Spanish: pingüino juanito — penguin
  • Spanish: pingüino papúa — penguin
  • Spanish: pingüino gentú — penguin
  • Spanish: pingüino de vincha — penguin
  • Swedish: åsnepingvin — penguin