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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.
Longiroster
Longiroster Lon`gi*ros"ter, n.; pl. L. Longirostres, E. Longirosters. [L. longus long + rostrum beak: cf. F. longirostre.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Longirostres.
Longirosters
Longiroster Lon`gi*ros"ter, n.; pl. L. Longirostres, E. Longirosters. [L. longus long + rostrum beak: cf. F. longirostre.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Longirostres.
Longirostral
Longirostral Lon`gi*ros"tral, a. (Zo["o]l.) Having a long bill; of or pertaining to the Longirostres.
Longirostres
Longiroster Lon`gi*ros"ter, n.; pl. L. Longirostres, E. Longirosters. [L. longus long + rostrum beak: cf. F. longirostre.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Longirostres.
Longirostres
Longirostres Lon`gi*ros"tres, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long + rostrum beak.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills, as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibises. It is now regarded as an artificial division.
N longirostris
Curlew Cur"lew (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. Note: The common European curlew is N. arquatus. The long-billed (N. longirostris), the Hudsonian (N. Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew (N. borealis, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. Curlew Jack (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew. Curlew sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea, or subarquata), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix.
Tylosurus or Belone longirostris
Billfish Bill"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish (Tylosurus, or Belone, longirostris) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). (c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).

Meaning of GIROS from wikipedia

- Look up giro in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Giro or GIRO may refer to: Giro (banking), a direct payment from one bank account to another instigated...
- five Giros before he was usurped as the dominant cyclist by Gino Bartali. Nicknamed the "Iron Man of Tuscany" for his endurance, Bartali won two Giros during...
- 34 (12 Tours, 13 Giros and 9 Vueltas). The rider who has finished most Grand Tours is also Matteo Tosatto, with 28 (12 Tours, 11 Giros and 5 Vueltas)....
- Spanish) Official website (in Spanish and English) Gabriela, giros del destino on the Caracol TV International catalogue Gabriela, giros del destino at IMDb...
- Albert Girós (Barcelona, 1954) is a Catalan artist. His first important exhibit was in 1982, when Girós work was exhibit at the Espai 10 space of the Fundació...
- Neuropsycho Pharmacology (CCNP) "Bruno Giros". The Douglas Research Centre. "Bruno Giros". McGill University. "GIROS Bruno | ED563 - Médicament, Toxicologie...
- Audiovisual451. 4 March 2021. Zurbano, Janire (4 May 2021). "Todos los giros de guion de 'El inocente': máscaras felinas, crujir de nudillos y otras...
- initiated by the payer, not the payee. The debit card has a similar model. Giros are primarily used in Europe; although electronic payment systems exist...
- five Giros before he was usurped as the dominant cyclist by Gino Bartali. Nicknamed the "Iron Man of Tuscany" for his endurance, Bartali won two Giros during...
- songwriter and helped lead to ****ure projects, including a 1985 album, Giros. The demo of that album earned him the praise of Luis Alberto Spinetta,...