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单词 macaroni penguin
释义

macaroni penguin

noun

: a small penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) that has an orange, yellow, and black crest on the head and a black chin and that breeds on subantarctic islands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Kansas City Zoo is now home for eight fluffy new macaroni penguin chicks. USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2019 This process takes 16 days, and female macaroni penguins will lay their eggs just seven to 14 days after finally making landfall again. National Geographic, 4 Oct. 2016 The island is also home to 180,000 macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus). Aaron Sidder, National Geographic, 6 July 2016

Word History

Etymology

probably from the resemblance of the penguin's crest to headgear supposedly worn by macaronis

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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