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Aptenodytes

noun
1.
Large penguins.  Synonym: genus Aptenodytes.



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"Aptenodytes" Quotes from Famous Books



... water, brought it each time to the surface. In the Zoological Gardens I have seen the otter treat a fish in the same manner, much as a cat does a mouse: I do not know of any other instance where dame Nature appears so wilfully cruel. Another day, having placed myself between a penguin (Aptenodytes demersa) and the water, I was much amused by watching its habits. It was a brave bird; and till reaching the sea, it regularly fought and drove me backwards. Nothing less than heavy blows would have stopped ...
— A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World - The Voyage Of The Beagle • Charles Darwin



Words linked to "Aptenodytes" :   king penguin, Spheniscidae, bird genus, family Spheniscidae, genus Aptenodytes, emperor penguin, Aptenodytes patagonica, Aptenodytes forsteri



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