pinguinus

• Научное название рода птиц, конкретно относящееся к бескрылой гагарке, крупной нелетающей морской птице, вымершей в XIX веке.

A scientific genus name for a bird, specifically referring to the great auk, a large, flightless seabird that became extinct in the 19th century.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Great AukC2formal

   A large, flightless seabird of the North Atlantic, now extinct, known for its black and white plumage and upright stance.

   Большая гагарка

   • The Pinguinus impennis, or great auk, was hunted to extinction in the 19th century.
   • Museums display preserved specimens of the Pinguinus.
   • The last known Pinguinus was seen in 1852.

   Synonymspenguin