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The scientific name for penguin is Spheniscidae. This includes all penguins, extinct and living. It is the only Family in the Order Sphenisciform.

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The scientific name for penguins is Genus Pygocelis. This menas 'Brush Tailed'.

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The scientific name for penguins is Spheniscidae.

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How do you pronounce the scientific name for penguins?

The scientific name for penguins is "Spheniscidae." It is pronounced as "sfeh-niss-ih-dee."


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What is the scientific female name for emperor penguin?

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What are penguins scientific names?

Genus Pygocelis


Why did emperor penguins get their name?

Emperor penguins are the largest of all penguins.


Peguins scientific name?

Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere.


What are the types of penguins?

there are heaps - adelli penguins, rockhopper penguins, fairy penguins, emperor penguins, just to name a few