gentoo
/ˈdʒɛntu/
noun
- A type of penguin with a white stripe across the top of its head and a bright orange-red beak, found mainly in Antarctica and nearby islands.
- The gentoo penguin is the fastest underwater swimmer of all penguin species.
- Gentoo penguins build nests out of stones to protect their eggs from the cold ground.
- We watched a colony of gentoos waddling across the ice to the ocean.