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rockhopper

Pronunciation: /ˈrɒkhɒpə/
(also rockhopper penguin)
Definition of rockhopper

noun

  • a small penguin with a yellowish crest, breeding on subantarctic coastal cliffs which it ascends by hopping from rock to rock.
    • Eudyptes chrysocome, family Spheniscidae

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Definition of rockhopper in the US English dictionary
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