Also means
one-armed person
Usage Note
Manchot primarily means penguin in modern French — the birds being 'one-winged' in a functional sense since their wings are flippers. It also means a person who has lost an arm, or colloquially someone clumsy with their hands. Do not confuse with pingouin (auk / razorbill); in strict zoological French, only manchot refers to penguins of the Southern Hemisphere.
Examples
"Les manchots empereurs vivent en Antarctique."
Natural Translation
Emperor penguins live in Antarctica.

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