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fairy penguin — noun The smallest of the penguins, Eudyptula minor (also called korora or little (blue) penguin) • • • Main Entry: ↑fairy … Useful english dictionary
fairy penguin — /ˈfɛəri pɛŋgwən/ (say fairree penggwuhn) noun a small penguin, Eudyptula minor, steely blue on top and white underneath, with silver grey eyes and a black bill, found in the southern coastal regions of Australia and in New Zealand. Also, little… …
Fairy Bay — (Māori name: Te Oru Mamaku, Bay of the Big Black Ferns ) is located on the eastern side of Mt Stanley (971m) in Pelorus Sound, part of the Marlborough Sounds Maritime Park, located at the top of the South Island, New Zealand. The origin of the… … Wikipedia
penguin — /peng gwin, pen /, n. Ornith. 1. any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers. 2. Obs. See great auk. [1570 80; orig. uncert.; perh. < Welsh pen… … Universalium
Penguin — Taxobox name = Penguins fossil range = Paleocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves infraclassis = Neognathae ordo = Sphenisciformes ordo authority =… … Wikipedia
Penguin, Tasmania — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = Penguin state = tas caption = lga = Central Coast Council postcode = 7316 pop = 2,943 pop footnotes= est = 1861 stategov = Braddon fedgov = Braddon dist1 = 283 dir1 = NW location1= Hobart dist2 = 128… … Wikipedia
Penguin Classics — is a series of books published by British publisher Penguin Books. Books in this series are seen by literary critics as important members of the Western canon, though many titles are translated or of non western origin. The first Penguin Classic… … Wikipedia
Penguin Islet (Tasmania) — Penguin Islet is a small island nature reserve with an area of 3.46 ha in Bass Strait, south eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Hunter Island Group which lies between north west Tasmania and King Island. It is notable as the only pelican … Wikipedia
Fairy ring — For the article dedicated to the Southwest African phenomenon of fairy circles, see Fairy circle (Africa). For the Neolithic archaeological monument, see Hjaltadans. A fairy ring on a suburban lawn A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf… … Wikipedia
Fairy tale — For a comparison of fairy tale with other kinds of stories, such as myths, legends and fables, see Traditional stories. For other uses, see Fairy tale (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Fairy Tail … Wikipedia
