# Ridgen's penguin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An extinct species of penguin (†Aptenodytes ridgeni), from New Zealand during the Pliocene epoch.

## Etymology
The remains were found in 1968 by schoolboy Alan Ridgen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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