bezlotek

Polish

FWOTD – 18 February 2021

Etymology

From bez- + lot + -ek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛzˈlɔ.tɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɛk
  • Syllabification: bez‧lo‧tek

Noun

bezlotek m animal

  1. (dated, formal) penguin, sphenisciform (flightless sea bird)
    Synonym: pingwin
    • 1926, Stanislaw Laganowski, Ziemia w opisach i obrazach: część I. geografja ogólna, page 37:
      Ze wszystkich ptaków podbiegunowych bezwarunkowo najciekawsze są bezlotki południa, inaczej pingwiny.
      Of all the Arctic birds, the most interesting are the southern flightless birds, also called penguins.

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