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单词 rockhopper
释义

rockhopper

noun

rock·​hop·​per ˈräk-ˌhä-pər How to pronounce rockhopper (audio)
: a small penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) with a short thick bill and a yellow crest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The center is the largest penguin facility in the world and is home to more than 75 king, rockhopper, macaroni, gentoo and chinstrap penguins. Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2022 One southern rockhopper penguin at the St. Louis Zoo has an extra spring in his step these days. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2021 Find more than 250 penguins from five different species (king, Gentoo, Adélie, chinstrap and rockhopper) inside the exhibit. Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Apr. 2021 The northern rockhopper is only found on the Tristan da Cunha Islands, halfway between Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021 Although Pierre loves his TV shows, the zoo is currently working with their international zoo colleagues to find a suitable, long-term home for him with other rockhopper penguins. Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 1 Sep. 2020 The zoo is working with its international colleagues so Pierre can find a new place to recover and make new rockhopper friends. Jennifer Hauser, CNN, 29 Aug. 2020 In one video, a rockhopper penguin named Wellington visits the aquarium's Amazon Rising exhibit, which features creatures from the Amazon River basin, the largest river system and rainforest on Earth. N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2020 Learn more 21 6:44 AM - Mar 16, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacySee Andrew, Apple Daddy's other TweetsThis latest animal to know (and love) is a rockhopper penguin who goes by the name of Wellington, who lives at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. Ashley Hoffman, Time, 16 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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