MACARONI PENGUIN


Meaning of MACARONI PENGUIN in English

Function: noun

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

Date: 1832

: 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

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