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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.
Meaning of Ngiro from wikipedia
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Mount Ngiro Mount Ngiro Location in
Kenya Highest point
Elevation 2,848 m (9,344 ft)
Prominence 1,501 m (4,925 ft)
Listing Ultra Coordinates 02°11′30″N...
- the
Samburu National Reserve,
which lies on the
other side of the
Ewaso Ngiro River. It is
named after an
oasis of
clear water at its
western end. The...
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Ewaso Ng'iro, also
called Ewaso Nyiro, is a
river in
Kenya which rises on the west side of
Mount Kenya and
flows north, then east and
finally south-east...
- The
Lorian Swamp is an area of
wetlands on the
Ewaso Ngiro river in
Isiolo North (chari), Kenya. The
swampy zone is 196
kilometres (122 mi) long and has...
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establishment of
stations at
Marsabit and Moyale,
alongside a
police post at
Ewaso Ngiro,
which was
subsequently renamed Archer's Post. Initially, the
district was...
- a
broad volcanic complex,
separates the
valley from Lake Turkana.
Mount Ngiro rises to the east of the
Suguta valley. The
Losiolo Escarpment,
rising 2...
- east of
Samburu and 70 km (43 mi) to the
north of
Mount Kenya. The
Ewaso Ngiro river runs for 34 km (21 mi)
along the
northern boundary of the reserve...
- 2014. Gender, Livelihood, and Advocacy:
Integrated rehabilitation of
Ewaso Ngiro (Kirisia) Ecosystem. A
Sustainable Peace Project through Promotion of Good...
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Civil Aviation Authority List of
airports in
Kenya "Distance
between Ewaso Ngiro (Rift Valley) and Jomo
Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) (Kenya)"...
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around 50 km (31 mi),
through Naro Moru town,
until it
reaches the
Ewaso Ngiro River. The
catchment area of the Naro Moru
River is
around 83 km2. Mathooko...
