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The name penguin was first used in the late 16th century for the Great Auk (pictured here) and was later applied to Southern Hemisphere birds due to their resemblance, though they are unrelated. [10] The word penguin first appears in literature at the end of the 16th century as a synonym for the great auk. [11]
Chill Penguin is a character in the Mega Man X series, he is a robot based on a penguin and one of the eight boss characters in the first game of the series. Similarly, The massively multiplayer online game Cosmic Break features penguin-based robots called Pepens. The two protagonists of Binary Land are penguins named Gurin and Malon.
The Irish name for the great auk is falcóg mhór, meaning "big seabird/auk". The Basque name is arponaz, meaning "spearbill". Its early French name was apponatz, while modern French uses grand pingouin. The Norse called the great auk geirfugl, which means "spearbird". This has led to an alternative English common name for the bird, garefowl or ...
Penguin Award, an annual award given for excellence in broadcasting by the Television Society of Australia; Penguin High School, Penguin, Tasmania; An archaic name for the great auk; Penguin (CIA agent), a nickname originated in the Soviet Bloc for CIA agents
Tamil Hindi, Sanskrit: Origin; Meaning "lotus", "lily", "goddess Gayatri" "mother of Vedas" "sweet nectar" "Amrit" Feminine: Region of origin: India: Other names; Variant form(s) Nalaini: Nickname(s) Nalina
In SuperTux and SuperTuxKart, there is a different female penguin called "Penny" who is purple and white (SuperTuxKart once had Gown and still has a map called "Gown's Bow"). In the arcade game Tux 2 there is a female penguin called "Trixi", and in FreeCiv the female leader name for the Antarctican civilization is "Tuxette". [citation needed]
Gentoo penguins, a species of penguin that lives on sub-Antarctic islands, are known for their unique relationship rituals. To court a potential mate, male Gentoo penguins present female penguins ...
The king penguin is approximately 25% shorter and weighs around a third less than the emperor penguin. [12] [13] At first glance, the king penguin appears similar to the larger, closely related emperor penguin, with a broad cheek patch contrasting with surrounding dark feathers and yellow-orange plumage at the top of the chest.