ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷yüˈdip(ˌ)tēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from pale- + Eudyptes, genus of penguins, from eu- + Greek dyptēs diver, from dyptein to dive; akin to Greek dyein to enter, dive in — more at adytum
: a genus of very large fossil penguins of the Eocene of New Zealand