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Emperor penguin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EMPEROR PENGUIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Emperor penguin

The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 122 cm in height and weighing anywhere from 22 to 45 kg. The dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but can also include crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid. In hunting, the species can remain submerged up to 18 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m. It has several adaptations to facilitate this, including an unusually structured hemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce barotrauma, and the ability to reduce its metabolism and shut down non-essential organ functions. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km over the ice to breeding colonies which may include thousands of individuals.

Definition of emperor penguin in the English dictionary

The definition of emperor penguin in the dictionary is an Antarctic penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, with orange-yellow patches on the neck: the largest penguin, reaching a height of 1.3 m.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE EMPEROR PENGUIN

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

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Translation of «emperor penguin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMPEROR PENGUIN

Find out the translation of emperor penguin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of emperor 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 «emperor penguin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

帝企鹅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pingüino emperador
570 millions of speakers

English

emperor penguin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सम्राट पेंगुइन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البطريق الإمبراطور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

императорских пингвинов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pinguim-imperador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্রাট পেঙ্গুইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

manchot empereur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penguin maharaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaiserpinguin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コウテイペンギン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황제 펭귄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penguin kaisar
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hoàng đế chim cánh cụt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேரரசர் பெங்குன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सम्राट पेंग्विन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

imparator penguen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pinguino imperatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pingwin cesarski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

імператорських пінгвінів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împărat pinguin
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αυτοκράτορας πιγκουίνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

keiser pikkewyn
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kejsare pingvin
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

keiser pingvinen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMPEROR PENGUIN»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMPEROR PENGUIN»

Discover the use of emperor penguin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emperor penguin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eve of the Emperor Penguin
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Antarctica to search for the fourth secret of happiness for Merlin.
Mary Pope Osborne, 2008
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The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin
Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the emperor penguin, with descriptions of how female and male penguins cooperate during the coldest winters on Earth to preserve their eggs.
Bobbie Kalman, Robin R. Johnson, 2007
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Barrington Bear Visits the Emperor - the Emperor Penguin That Is
Book one in the Travels With Barrington Bear Series. Barrington Bear, a small, stuffed teddy bear, travels to Antarctica to visit, photograph and learn about the Emperor Penguin. Full of fun and adventure for kids of all ages.
‎2008
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Emperor Penguin: Bird of the Antarctic
Text and color photographs describe the physical characteristics and habits of the Emperor penguin, the only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter.
Jean Claude Deguine, 1974
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Emperor Penguin
Presents facts about Emperor penguins, including where they live, what they look like, and what hunts them.
Katie Marsico, 2011
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Emperor Penguin: The World's Biggest Penguin
Describes the behavior, physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of emperor penguins.
Meish Goldish, 2010
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The Emperor Penguin's New Clothes
A variant of The Emperor's new clothes by Hans Christian Andersen.
Janet Perlman, 1994
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Pen, Emperor Penguin
Describes the life of an Emperor penguin from his birth through his first year of life.
Sally Glendinning, Arabelle Wheatley, 1980
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Emperor Penguin
Bob Comstock's life consists of an unhealthy fixation on karaoke, and he justfound out someone is using him to get ahead and plans to eventually take overthe rest of his life.
Bert Rinehart, 2005
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The Behavior of Penguins: Adapted to Ice and Tropics
In the emperor penguin, only the toes are visible, while there are no feathers on the tarsus-metatarsus of the king penguin. Similarly, among the long-tailed ( Pygoscelis) penguins, the antarctic Adelie penguin has a more feathered bill than the ...
Dietland Müller-Schwarze, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMPEROR PENGUIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emperor penguin is used in the context of the following news items.
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6 adorable animals that teach us a thing or two about parenting
Dads out there, take note, because these Emperor Penguin dads rock. During the coldest and harshest months of winter, mom leaves dad with ... «KTAR.com, Jul 15»
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'This Modern World' Anthology Shatters Kickstarter By Raising Over …
Under the pen name Tom Tomorrow, Perkins has been drawing his famous sarcastic emperor penguin, Sparky, since the early '90s. Over the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Tom Tomorrow Celebrates 25 Years of Cartooning With a Massive …
The average lifespan of an Antarctic emperor penguin is 15 to 20 years. The average lifespan of an American comic strip is probably far shorter. «Mother Jones, Jul 15»
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Cruise the Southern Ocean, Antarctica: penguins and seals on show
This peninsula offers a new species of penguin, the adelie, and you might see a juvenile emperor penguin, standing and looking rather lost, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Male Bearded Dragon Lizards Change Sex And Become Better …
Similarly to the jacanas bird, the male emperor penguin is the one who sits on his partner's egg while she goes off and does her thing. While the female emperor ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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July is Biosecurity Month
"Happy Feet" the emperor penguin that arrived in 2011 was one of the more welcome and popular arrivals. Others such as didymo, or rock snot, ... «Marlborough Express, Jun 15»
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Think Fast: What Bird Is This?
The emperor penguin was a different case. These birds spend months and months standing still, incubating their eggs, so I wanted to capture ... «Voices, Jun 15»
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Latest from Iran
This undated handout picture released by the Australian Antarctic Division on March 2, 2015 shows an emperor penguin walking on ice in the ... «Press TV, Jun 15»
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New targets for managing Antarctica's wildlife
"Scientists have publically expressed concern for the Emperor penguin, particularly over the coming decades as climate change is likely to ... «Voxy, Jun 15»
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Antarctica: A Travelers Guide
While the majestic emperor penguin may be the most famous species in the southern continent, they aren't the only penguins in Antarctica or ... «Discovery News, Jun 15»

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