PINGUINUS IMPENNIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pinguinus impennis mean? 

• PINGUINUS IMPENNIS (noun)
  The noun PINGUINUS IMPENNIS has 1 sense:

1. large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct

  Familiarity information: PINGUINUS IMPENNIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINGUINUS IMPENNIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

great auk; Pinguinus impennis

Hypernyms ("Pinguinus impennis" is a kind of...):

auk (black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas)

Holonyms ("Pinguinus impennis" is a member of...):

genus Pinguinus; Pinguinus (great auk)