noun🔗ShareManchotAny of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage."The penguin waddled across the school playground, its black and white feathers glistening in the sun. "Le manchot se dandinait sur la cour de l'école, son plumage noir et blanc brillant au soleil.animalbirdnaturebiologyoceanenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePingouinAn auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere."My grandfather used to tell stories about seeing penguins in Iceland. "Mon grand-père racontait des histoires sur le fait de voir des pingouins en Islande.birdanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePingouinA nun (association through appearance, because of the black and white habit)."The penguin, with its black and white feathers, looked remarkably like a nun in a habit. "Le pingouin, avec ses plumes noires et blanches, ressemblait remarquablement à une religieuse en habit.religionpersonappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrise du pingouinA type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin."The basketball player used a penguin catch to secure the rebound. "Le joueur de basket a utilisé une prise du pingouin pour assurer le rebond.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnanas-pinguinA spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin."The botanist carefully examined the penguin plant, admiring its unique egg-shaped fruit. "Le botaniste a examiné attentivement l'ananas-pinguin, admirant son fruit unique en forme d'œuf.fruitplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading