rockhopper
/ (ˈrɒkˌhɒpə) /
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noun
a small penguin, Eudyptes crestatus, of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and New Zealand, with a yellow crest on each side of its head
Australian informal a fisherman who fishes from the rocks on the sea coast
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Words nearby rockhopper
rock garden, rock glacier, Rockhampton, Rock Hill, rock hind, rockhopper, rock hound, rock hounding, rock hyrax, Rockies, rockiness
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How to use rockhopper in a sentence
Hamilton was busy, about this time, dredging in swamp pools and securing specimens of the rockhopper or gentoo penguin.
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