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Is there an adjective for "penguin"? Since they belong to the family Spheniscidae, I coined "spheniscid" for an adjective. If there isn't already an adjectival form of penguin, would this be a reasonable term?
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Never mind. It turns out I didn't invent a new word, but at least I guessed right.
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Penguid rolls off the toungue more satisfyingly though - it's like languid, only... livelier and err... well, more penguid. 
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Interesting that "spheno-" refers to objects shaped like a wedge. I don't quite see penguins as
being shaped like wedges.
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I see penguins as being wedge-shaped.
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maybe more of a cone, but definitely bigger at the bottom than at the top! 
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would a penguin who takes dictation be a sphenographer?
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Stick they bills underneath a tire--they make great chocks to stop a tractor trailer.
Et: Loved your sphenographer comment!
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Maybe it's the way they kinda toboggan down hills.
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