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penguin

B2 noun
us /ˈpeŋ.wɪn/

Các nghĩa

  1. chim cánh cụt · chim cụt cánh

    Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.

  2. nữ tu

    A nun.

    slang

  3. kiểu bắt bóng úp lòng bàn tay xuôi theo chân

    A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.

  4. lính không quân mặt đất

    A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.

    uk · slang

    She may have been a “penguin”—an Air Force service member who didn't fly—but it sure beat being at home, as Brady had pointed out.

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