spheniscus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	jackass penguin, spheniscus demersus,
definition	:	small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family spheniscidae, spheniscidae,
definition	:	comprising all existing penguins (noun.animal)