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macaroni penguin

Definition of macaroni penguin

noun

  • a penguin with an orange crest, breeding on islands in the Antarctic.
    • Eudyptes chrysolophus, family Spheniscidae

Origin:

early 19th century: so named because the orange crest was thought to resemble the hairstyle of dandies known as macaronies (see macaroni)

macaroni penguin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of macaroni penguin in the US English dictionary