adj
Meaning 1
Resembling or characteristic of a penguin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: penguinesque, penguinish
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
penguinlike
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kwennom Proto-Brythonic *penn Welsh pen? Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.? Proto-Celtic *windos Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn Welsh gwyn? Proto-Indo-European *peyh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhenǵh-influ.? Latin pinguisder.? English penguin Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English penguinlike From penguin + -like.