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aptenodytes.

penguin

11 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ap.teːˈnɔ.dy.teːs]Classical-Latin[ap.teˈnɔː.di.tes]

  1. penguin

    New-Latin · declension-1 · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek πτηνός (ptēnós) Ancient Greek δῠ́της (dŭ́tēs) Latin aptēnodytēs From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πτηνός (ptēnós, “flying”) + δῠ́της (dŭ́tēs, “diver”).

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