| 单词 | emperor penguin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasemperor penguin emperor penguin n. a penguin of the largest extant species, Aptenodytes forsteri, which lives in colonies around the coasts of Antarctica, migrating to communal nesting areas during the winter; cf. sense 3d. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Sphenisciformes or penguin > [noun] > member of genus Aptenodytes (emperor) king penguin1776 emperor1844 emperor penguin1844 1844 G. R. Gray List Specimens Birds Brit. Mus. III. 156 The Emperor Pinguin. Aptenodytes Forsteri, G. R. Gray, Ann. of Nat. Hist. 1844. 1905 R. F. Scott Voy. ‘Discovery’ I. iv. 148 A small colony of Emperor penguins in process of moulting exhibited the most dishevelled appearance. 1966 R. Silverberg Forgotten by Time 99 Only two of these [species of penguin] live in the Antarctic—the emperor penguin and the Adélie. 2003 New Yorker 3 Feb. 70/3 During the Antarctic winter, male emperor penguins incubate the eggs containing their offspring, huddling together on the ice to conserve body heat. < as lemmas |
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