Penguin trademark a type of
paperback book produced by Penguin Books, which was the first British company to sell good books as paperbacks at a reasonable price. Penguin is the best known name in paperbacks in the UK.
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pen‧guin /ˈpeŋɡwən, ˈpeŋɡwɪn/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Perhaps from Welsh pen gwyn 'white head']
a large black and white Antarctic sea bird, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming
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