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A longirostrisPenguin 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. LongirosterLongiroster 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. LongirostersLongiroster 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.
LongirostresLongiroster 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 longirostrisCurlew 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.
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