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A longirostris
Penguin Pen"guin, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native South American name.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass. Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic regions. The king penguins (Aptenodytes Patachonica, and A. longirostris) are the largest; the jackass penguins (Spheniscus) and the rock hoppers (Catarractes) congregate in large numbers at their breeding grounds. 2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also pinguin.] Arctic penguin (Zo["o]l.), the great auk. See Auk.

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- The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a small dolphin found in off-s**** tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays...
- Palaemon longirostris is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. It is considered an invasive species in the Black Sea. "Palaemon longirostris H. Milne...
- Trachyrhamphus longirostris, also known as the long-head pipefish or straightstick pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae...
- Mormyrus longirostris, commonly referred as the eastern bottle-nosed mormyrid, is a medium-sized ray-finned fish species belonging to the family Mormyridae...
- (Plestiodon longirostris) is a critically endangered species and the only endemic land-living vertebrate of Bermuda. It is a relatively small skink (a kind of...
- curved. Rarely, F. longirostris can be found in an all-black form, as well, or the yellow portion may be brown. F. longirostris is a diurnal omnivore,...
- Bosmina longirostris is a species of water flea found in the Great Lakes and Central Europe. It is found in the plankton near the s****line of lakes and...
- Streptanthus longirostris (S.Watson) S.Watson. Plants of the World Online. 13 December 2023. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Streptant****a longirostris​". The PLANTS...
- Rhynencina longirostris is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. United States. Johnson, C.W. (1922). "New genera and species of Diptera"...
- The long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lam****ithini in subfamily Trochilinae...