penguinlike

English

Etymology

penguin +‎ -like

Adjective

penguinlike (comparative more penguinlike, superlative most penguinlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a penguin

   Synonyms: penguinesque, penguinish

   • 2007 December 6, Ben Sisario, “Carlos Valds, a Conga King of Jazz, Dies at 81”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     […] his signature song was El Baile del Pingino (The Penguin Dance), which he illustrated with side-to-side, penguinlike movement in perfect time.

Antonyms

• unpenguinlike

Derived terms

• unpenguinlike