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rockhopper

/ ˈrɒkˌhɒpə /

noun

  1. a small penguin, Eudyptes crestatus , of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and New Zealand, with a yellow crest on each side of its head
  2. informal.
    a fisherman who fishes from the rocks on the sea coast

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Hamilton was busy, about this time, dredging in swamp pools and securing specimens of the rockhopper or gentoo penguin.

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