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Bromelia PinguinPenguin 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. InguinalInguinal In"gui*nal, a. [L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis,
the groin: cf. F. inguinal.] (Astron. & Med.)
Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or
groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia.
Inguinal ring. See Abdominal ring, under Abdominal. Inguinal ringInguinal In"gui*nal, a. [L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis,
the groin: cf. F. inguinal.] (Astron. & Med.)
Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or
groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia.
Inguinal ring. See Abdominal ring, under Abdominal. inguinal ringAbdominal Ab*dom"i*nal, a. [Cf. F. abdominal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the
abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the
Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.
Abdominal ring (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each
side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes;
-- called also inguinal ring. pinguinPenguin 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. Ventro-inguinal
Ventro-inguinal Ven`tro-in"gui*nal, a. (Anat.)
Pertaining both to the abdomen and groin, or to the abdomen
and inguinal canal; as, ventro-inguinal hernia.
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