penguin
penguin Great Auk. Extinct since 1844. (Variously spelled; derivation obscure, (OED), though some, referring to the spelling, pinwing, would translate it as "small wing". This name was first applied to the great auk and relatives of the northern hemisphere, although in modern usage it is a...
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| Language: | English |
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1962
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/66382 |
| Summary: | penguin Great Auk. Extinct since 1844. (Variously spelled; derivation obscure, (OED), though some, referring to the spelling, pinwing, would translate it as "small wing". This name was first applied to the great auk and relatives of the northern hemisphere, although in modern usage it is almost exclusively devoted to a group of flightless birds of the southern hemisphere. Nfld., "Labr.") PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story June 1962 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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