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Adelie

Adelie

6.9
A medium-sized penguin with a white eye ring that lives in Antarctica
  • noun
  • /əˈdɛli/
translation icon : Adelia
  • The Adelie penguins waddled across the icy terrain as they returned to their nests.

Examples

  • Scientists are studying the population decline of the Adelie penguin due to climate change affecting their habitat.

  • During the summer, many tourists visit Antarctica to see the adorable Adelie penguins in their natural habitat.

  • With the park's colony of penguins, including gentoos, rockhoppers, adelies, and kings, guests' experiences with

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Synonyms

Adelie penguin
vsAdelie
4.8

A medium-sized penguin that lives in Antarctica and forms large colonies on ice

is the shorter everyday form rather than the full common name
Pygoscelis adeliae
vsAdelie
  • Specialized
9.9

A medium-sized penguin that lives in Antarctica and breeds in large colonies

is the common or everyday name rather than the scientific label

Compounds

Adelie Coast
8.5

A coastal region in Antarctica south of Australia known for large penguin colonies

Adelie penguin
4.8

A medium-sized penguin that lives in Antarctica and forms large colonies on ice

Adelie Land
9.0

A coastal part of Antarctica south of Australia where large penguin colonies live

Terre Adelie
9.7

A coastal area of Antarctica south of Australia with many penguins

Surface Forms

Adelie singular
Adelies plural

Etymology

Adelie is named after the wife of a French explorer, Adèle, and the nearby coast was called Adélie Land. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'Adèle's penguin', which explains why the Adelie lives on that Antarctic coast.