[DOC] [TLE] What is the origin of the word 'pengu... | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] The name originally applied to the great auk (now extinct) of the seas around ... 
and may have come from the Welsh pen gwyn, meaning 'white head' (or a similar 
... bird: the great auk resembled a penguin in that it was a large flightless bird... [DOC] [TLE] Great auk - Wikipedia [PAR] The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a flightless bird of the alcid family that 
became extinct in .... This has led to an alternative English common name for the 
bird, "garefowl" or "gairfowl". The Inuit name for the ... It may be derived from the 
Welsh pen gwyn "white head", although the etymology is debated. When 
European... [DOC] [TLE] etymology - Where on Earth is "penguin" from? - English Language ... [PAR] Apr 7, 2015 ... The word penguin is derived from Welsh; pen refers to "head", while gywn ... by 
saying Etymology: Probably Welsh pen gwyn = white head, and (eventually! ... 
may have given its name to the multitude of plump flightless birds... [DOC] [TLE] Penguin | OUPblog [PAR] Jun 8, 2011 ... By Anatoly Liberman Practically everything that can be said about the ... Ernest 
Weekley did not object to the Welsh etymology: A bolder ... F[rench] pingouin, 
earlier (1600) penguin, if not from E[nglish], may be Breton pen gouin, white head
. ... other flightless birds and promptly named them penguins, too. [DOC] [TLE] Words, words, words - PrismNet [PAR] It didn't have a white head either, but that bird in its turn was named from ... to the 
somewhat similar black and white flightless Antarctic bird we now know. As a 
side note, the Welsh and Cornish pen- root is in other coastal place names 
where it ... In many cases only one copy of a manuscript is known, and that might 
not... [DOC] [TLE] Penguins: IPCWG Guide to Penguins of the World [PAR] The name is believed to have originated from the Welsh "pen gwyn" which 
means white head. The name was originally applied to Great Auks, which are 
flightless birds that lived in the northern hemisphere, before being hunted to 
extinction ... This process can also be reversed to aid heat loss during periods of 
hot weather. [DOC] [TLE] Speniscidiformes - definition of Speniscidiformes by The Free ... [PAR] Any of various stout, flightless aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the 
Southern ... [Possibly from Welsh pen gwyn, White Head (name of an island in... [DOC] [TLE] Penguin - General / Questions - SSi Forum [PAR] Feb 29, 2016 ... Welsh settlers in an Island in Newfoundland named in  ... the south atlantic and 
antarctic flightless birds, that look rather similar to ... While certain species of 
penguins may have some white on their heads, no penguins have white heads. 
... Great auks were found on White Head, or Penguin Island, in large... [DOC] [TLE] From the Mind of OPJ... - Camp Schodack  Our New York Summer ... [PAR] Sep 24, 2013 ... The name originally applied to the great auk (now extinct) of the seas around ... 
and may have come from the Welsh pen gwyn, meaning 'white head'. In the ... in 
that it was a large flightless bird with black and white plumage. [DOC] [TLE] Printable Factsheet: Penguins | Young People's Trust For the ... [PAR] Penguins are flightless sea - birds with short tails and paddle-like wings. ... The 
name penguin originally belonged to the now extinct bird we call the great auk. ... 
definite meaning, as pen-guin sounds like the Welsh pen-gwyn, or white head. ... 
goes to prove how misleading the world of Natural History can become at times. [DOC] [TLE] Penquin - definition of Penquin by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Any of various stout, flightless aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the 
Southern ... [Possibly from Welsh pen gwyn, White Head (name of an island in... [DOC] [TLE] 69 Wonderful Facts

Question: This flightless bird's name may be from the Welsh for "white head"
Answer: penguin