gentoo penguin
noun
gen·too penguin ˈjen-(ˌ)tü- 
: a penguin (Pygoscelis papua) of Antarctica and nearby islands with a gray back and throat, white underparts, and white spots above the eyes
called also gentoo
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Scientists from Stony Brook University have discovered gentoo penguin colonies on Antarctica’s Andersson Island and on an unexplored archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula’s northern tip. 
Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022 The young gentoo penguin in the picture jumped into the lagoon to play during low tide — and got ambushed by the leopard seal. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 June 2021 Most of these landings take place on the Antarctic peninsula and its adjacent islands, with the intention of visiting colonies of gentoo penguins. The Economist, 11 July 2019 Most of these landings take place on the Antarctic peninsula and its adjacent islands, with the intention of visiting colonies of gentoo penguins. The Economist, 11 July 2019 Most of these landings take place on the Antarctic peninsula and its adjacent islands, with the intention of visiting colonies of gentoo penguins. The Economist, 11 July 2019 First, belying their solitary reputation, the seals came together in groups to attack king penguins (twice the size of the gentoo penguin in the photograph) that were entering the sea from a rookery on the island. The Economist, 17 Aug. 2019 Some island-dwellers can be found in warmer climates, but most—including emperor, adélie, chinstrap, and gentoo penguins—reside in and around icy Antarctica. Elissa Nuñez, National Geographic, 16 Aug. 2019 Keepers at Sydney's Sea Life Aquarium in Australia welcomed a baby gentoo penguin, Sphengic, lovingly named for her adoptive dads, Sphen and Magic. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 13 Aug. 2019 See More
Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022 The young gentoo penguin in the picture jumped into the lagoon to play during low tide — and got ambushed by the leopard seal. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 June 2021 Most of these landings take place on the Antarctic peninsula and its adjacent islands, with the intention of visiting colonies of gentoo penguins. The Economist, 11 July 2019 Most of these landings take place on the Antarctic peninsula and its adjacent islands, with the intention of visiting colonies of gentoo penguins. The Economist, 11 July 2019 Most of these landings take place on the Antarctic peninsula and its adjacent islands, with the intention of visiting colonies of gentoo penguins. The Economist, 11 July 2019 First, belying their solitary reputation, the seals came together in groups to attack king penguins (twice the size of the gentoo penguin in the photograph) that were entering the sea from a rookery on the island. The Economist, 17 Aug. 2019 Some island-dwellers can be found in warmer climates, but most—including emperor, adélie, chinstrap, and gentoo penguins—reside in and around icy Antarctica. Elissa Nuñez, National Geographic, 16 Aug. 2019 Keepers at Sydney's Sea Life Aquarium in Australia welcomed a baby gentoo penguin, Sphengic, lovingly named for her adoptive dads, Sphen and Magic. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 13 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Falkland Islands English, perhaps from gentoo (though allusion is obscure)
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
- see off
- see one's way (clear) to
- see one's way clear to
- see one's way to
- see oneself out
- see out
- see over
- see red
- see round
- see sense
- see someone around
- see someone to the door
- see something in
- see something in something or someone
- see stars
- see the back of
- see the day
- see the handwriting on the wall
- see the last of
- see the last of (someone or something)
- see the last of someone or something
- see the light
- see the light of day
- see the new year in
- see the world