spheniscus demersus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Spheniscus demersus
    n 1: small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a
         braying call [syn: {jackass penguin}, {Spheniscus
         demersus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Jackass \Jack"ass`\, n. [2d jack + ass.]
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   1. The male ass; a donkey.
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   2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead; -- disparaging and
      offensive.
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   {Jackass bark} (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the
      foremast square-rigged; a barkentine.

   {Jackass deer} (Zool.), the koba.

   {Jackass hare}, {Jackass rabbit} (Zool.). See {Jack rabbit},
      under 2d {Jack}, n.

   {Jackass penguin} (Zool.), any species of penguin of the
      genus {Spheniscus}, of which several are known. One
      species ({Spheniscus demersus}) inhabits the islands near
      the Cape of Good Hope; another ({Spheniscus Magellanicus})
      is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like
      the braying of an ass; -- hence the name.

   {Laughing jackass}. (Zool.) See under {Laughing}.
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