Whalers and woggins: a new vocabulary for interpreting some early accounts of the great auk and penguins (Q96172969)
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scientific article published in April 2007
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English | Whalers and woggins: a new vocabulary for interpreting some early accounts of the great auk and penguins |
scientific article published in April 2007 |
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Whalers and woggins: a new vocabulary for interpreting some early accounts of the great auk and penguins (English)
Storrs L. Olson
Judith N. Lund
April 2007
The overlooked word “woggin”, with many variants, was widely used by Yankee whalers for both the great auk (Pinguinus impennis) and for penguins (Spheniscidae), as documented in numerous logbooks and journals and at least two published sources. (English)
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