penguin
noun/ˈpɛŋɡwɪn/
Frequency rank: #5,500 most common English word
Meaning
a flightless seabird with black and white feathers that lives mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
Example sentence
During our trip to Antarctica, we saw penguin waddling along the icy shore.
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