Penguin — Pen guin, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native South American name.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penguin — многозначный термин. Penguin Books британское издательство. Penguin (ракета) противокорабельная ракета … Википедия
Penguin — Penguin, so v.w. Fettgans. Daher Penguinsinseln, früherer Name der Falklandsinseln … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
penguin — 1570s, originally used of the great auk of Newfoundland (now extinct), shift in meaning to the Antarctic bird (which looks something like it, found by Drake in Magellan s Straits in 1578) is from 1580s. Of unknown origin, though often asserted to … Etymology dictionary
penguin — ► NOUN ▪ a flightless black and white seabird of the southern hemisphere, with wings used as flippers. ORIGIN originally denoting the great auk: of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
penguin — [peŋ′gwin, pen′gwin] n. [prob. < Welsh pen gwyn, lit., white head (or Bret pen gouin): ? in reference to a white headland on a N Atlantic island, near which they were found] 1. former name for GREAT AUK 2. any of an order (Sphenisciformes) of… … English World dictionary
Penguin — Taxobox name = Penguins fossil range = Paleocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves infraclassis = Neognathae ordo = Sphenisciformes ordo authority =… … Wikipedia
penguin — /peng gwin, pen /, n. Ornith. 1. any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers. 2. Obs. See great auk. [1570 80; orig. uncert.; perh. < Welsh pen… … Universalium
Penguin — Rb 12 / AGM 119 Penguin Penguin Mk II. Tipo Misil antibuque País de origen … Wikipedia Español
Penguin — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Penguin Books est une maison d’édition britannique fondée en 1936 à Londres. Penguins de Pittsburgh est une franchise de hockey sur glace d Amérique du… … Wikipédia en Français
