Found 2 items, similar to Spheniscus demersus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Spheniscus demersus Spheniscus demersus n : small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call [syn: jackass penguin]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spheniscus demersus Jackass \Jack"ass`\, n. [2d jack + ass.] [1913 Webster] 1. The male ass; a donkey. [1913 Webster] 2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead; -- disparaging and offensive. [1913 Webster] Jackass bark (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the foremast square-rigged; a barkentine. Jackass deer (Zo["o]l.), the koba. Jackass hare, Jackass rabbit (Zo["o]l.). See Jack rabbit , under 2d Jack, n. Jackass penguin (Zo["o]l.), 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. (Zo["o]l.) See under Laughing. [1913 Webster]