penguin

  1. Noun.  Any of several flightless sea birds, of order ''Sphenisciformes'', found in the Southern Hemisphere; marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
  2. Noun.  (slang) A nun.
  3. Noun.  (juggling) A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.

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