penguin
The origin and history of penguin.
Etymology
Origin uncertain; the word first described the great auk of the Northern Hemisphere before being applied to the unrelated Southern Hemisphere birds we call penguins today.
The origin and history of penguin.
Origin uncertain; the word first described the great auk of the Northern Hemisphere before being applied to the unrelated Southern Hemisphere birds we call penguins today.
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