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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUE PENGUIN

blue penguin  [bluː ˈpɛŋɡwɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUE PENGUIN

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Blue penguin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BLUE PENGUIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blue penguin

Little penguin

The little penguin is the smallest species of penguin. The penguin, which usually grows to an average of 33 cm in height and 43 cm in length, is found on the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand, with possible records from Chile. In addition to the name little penguin, several common names are in use. In Australia, they are also referred to as fairy penguins because of their tiny size. In New Zealand, they are also called little blue penguins, or just blue penguins, owing to their slate-blue plumage, and they are called kororā in Māori.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUE PENGUIN


anguine
ˈæŋɡwɪn
baragouin
ˌbærəˈɡwɪn
consanguine
kɒnˈsæŋɡwɪn
ensanguine
ɪnˈsæŋɡwɪn
exsanguine
ɪkˈsæŋɡwɪn
Gwyn
ɡwɪn
oversanguine
ˌəʊvəˈsæŋɡwɪn
penguin
ˈpɛŋɡwɪn
sagouin
ˈsæɡwɪn
saguin
ˈsæɡwɪn
sanguine
ˈsæŋɡwɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUE PENGUIN

blue lias
Blue Mantle
blue merle
blue moon
blue mould
Blue Mountains
blue murder
Blue Nile
blue note
blue pencil
blue peter
blue pointer
blue poppy
blue racer
blue riband
blue ribband
blue ribbon
Blue Ridge Mountains
blue rinse
blue roan

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUE PENGUIN

Alcuin
Algonquin
baldaquin
Bedouin
Beduin
Beguin
bruin
emperor penguin
fairy penguin
Gauguin
harlequin
king penguin
little penguin
mannequin
maroquin
mesquin
palanquin
quin
ruin
sequin

Synonyms and antonyms of blue penguin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blue penguin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUE PENGUIN

Find out the translation of blue penguin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blue penguin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blue penguin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝企鹅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pingüino azul
570 millions of speakers

English

blue penguin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीले पेंगुइन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البطريق الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

синий пингвин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pinguim azul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল প্যাঙ্গুইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pingouin bleu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penguin biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blue Penguin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブルーペンギン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블루 펭귄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biru penguin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim cánh cụt màu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீல பெங்குன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळा पेंग्विन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mavi penguen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blue Penguin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebieski pingwin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

синій пінгвін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

albastru pinguin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλε πιγκουίνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Blou pikkewyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blå pingvin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blå penguin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blue penguin

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blue penguin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE PENGUIN»

Discover the use of blue penguin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blue penguin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Blue Penguin
The Blue Penguin teaches a great lesson to young readers that it is okay to just be YOU! This book teaches the reader to be proud of what you accomplish and the challenges you face everyday.
Dr Karen Hutchins Pirnot, 2008
2
Penguin Biology
Some aspects of the ecology of the fairy penguin Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae (Forster) in Tasmania. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Jones, G. (1978). The little blue penguin (Eudyptula ...
Lloyd S. Davis, John T. Darby, 1990
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Penguin-Pedia: Photographs and Facts from One Man's Search ...
Heber, S., K.J.Wilson, and L. Molles. 2008. “Breeding Biology and Breeding Success of the Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.” New ZealandJournal ofZoology 35:63–71. Hocken, A. G. 2000a.
David Salomon, 2012
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Little Blue Penguins
The whole process of diving back into the sea started all over again until the next brave little blue penguin started across and another bunch followed it across. Wouldn't it be interesting to know if night after night it is the same penguins that ...
Ted Baumhauer Ed Ed. D, 2008
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Little Blue Penguin
Little blue penguin encounters various species in his search for a friend, until, at last he finds another blue penguin. The story is followed by brief natural history notes on each of the species encountered by little blue penguin.
Elaine Power, 1990
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Penguins
(Eudyptula minor) • Characteristics The Blue Penguin, also called Little Blue, or Fairy Penguin, is the world's smallest penguin. Found around New Zealand and Southern Australia, blue penguins only go on land when it is dark. The Blue ...
Tetsuya Tor̀eu, Sylvia A. Johnson
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The Behavior of Penguins: Adapted to Ice and Tropics
The clutch consists of 2 eggs, just like in the little blue penguin, and is incubated for 38 days. Both sexes take turns at incubating. The males return from the sea between 19:45 and 20:00 hrs and relieve the females. The females in turn leave  ...
Dietland Müller-Schwarze, 1984
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
This observation jrees with what is known of the foraging behaviour f mainland populations where sympatry does not ccur. keywords: diet; yellow-eyed penguins ; fiordland rested penguin; little blue penguin; little penguin 90004 eceived 13 ...
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The Great Penguin Rescue: 40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil ...
Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony www.penguins.co.nz Waterfront Road Oamaru, Otago New Zealand, 09001 Tel: 64 3433 ... for donations: www.penguins.co.nz/? sponsor You can adopt a Little Blue penguin to help support this organization's ...
Dyan deNapoli, 2011
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Big6, Large and in Charge
I am a penguin called a "Little Blue“ Penguin. Like my name suggests. I am a small penguin with blue-ish feathers. Not only am I small, but I am the smallest type of penguin in the world! I live on the coast of Australia in a small hole called a ...
Danielle N. DuPuis, Annette C.H. Nelson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE PENGUIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blue penguin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Injured little blue penguin found on Fitzroy Beach
An injured little blue penguin has been sent to Palmerston North for treatment after being found on New Plymouth's Fitzroy Beach on Saturday. «Taranaki Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Injured penguin nursed back to health, released
A little blue penguin has been returned to his home in Rahotu, after a two-month journey back to health. Staff from Massey University's ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Endangered penguin chicks debut at New England Aquarium
In addition to the African penguins, the staff at the aquarium also successfully hatched chicks from a little blue penguin native to Australia, and a ... «MetroWest Daily News, Jun 15»
4
Shedd Aquarium Welcomes Baby Penguin - Downtown - DNAinfo …
The aquarium successfully hatched six penguin chicks of three different species, including a small blue penguin native to Australia and a ... «iFreePress.com, Jun 15»
5
Pride of NZ: Bird lady surprised at nomination
A little blue penguin named Mobil One after the oil slick he became caught up in was released at Mount Maunganui main beach on Wednesday ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
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Oil spill penguin released at Mount (+video)
The little blue penguin named after the oil spill it was caught in has been released at Mount Maunganui this morning. The penguin was being ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
7
NZ@Noon: Happy penguin and corpse flower
Now that's happiness - the little blue penguin caught in an oil spill has made a dash for freedom in Mt Maunganui. Check out the video. «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
8
Bottom-trawling banned from area off West Coast
The region is known as a habitat for treasured species including the Hector's dolphin and blue penguin. Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
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Papamoa log raises $150 for charity
Where it goes nobody knows, probably out to see the littlest blue penguin Pooper on Rabbit Island or to float over the Rena wreck, but then it's ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
10
Fabulously flightless
Fairy or the little blue penguin is the tiniest of all (40 cm) and the emperor penguin the largest (3 ft 7 in), but their prehistoric ancestors stood as ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Blue penguin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blue-penguin>. Apr 2024 ».
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