macaroni penguin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.

Word forms

macaroni penguin macaroni penguins

Etymology

Compound of macaroni (“dandy, fop”) + penguin.

Synonyms

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