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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. Impinguate
Impinguate Im*pin"guate, v. t. [L. impinguatus, p. p. of
impinguare to fatten; pref. im- in + pinguis fat.]
To fatten; to make fat. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Impinguation
Impinguation Im`pin*gua"tion, n.
The act of making fat, or the state of being fat or fattened.
[Obs.]
Pinguefaction
Pinguefaction Pin`gue*fac"tion, n. [L. pinguefacere,
pinguefactum, to fatten; pinguis fat + facere to make.]
(Med.)
A making of, or turning into, fat.
PinguiculaPinguicula Pin*guic"u*la, n. [NL., fr. L. pinguiculus somewhat
fat, fattish.] (Bot.)
See Butterwort. PinguiculaButterwort But"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.)
A genus of low herbs (Pinguicula) having simple leaves
which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid
fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin
infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The
species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone. Pinguid
Pinguid Pin"guid, a. [L. pinguis fat.]
Fat; unctuous; greasy. [Obs.] ``Some clays are more
pinguid.' --Mortimer.
Pinguidinous
Pinguidinous Pin*guid"i*nous, a. [L. pinguedo fatness, fr.
pinguis fat.]
Containing fat; fatty. [Obs.]
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. Pinguitude
Pinguitude Pin"gui*tude, n. [L. pinguitudo, from pinguis fat.]
Fatness; a growing fat; obesity. [R.]
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