crested penguin

noun

Any penguin of the genus Eudyptes, which all have in common a crest atop their heads.

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rock hopper
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Meanings

nouncrested penguin (plural crested penguins)

plural crested penguins

  1. Any penguin of the genus Eudyptes, which all have in common a crest atop their heads.
  2. A small penguin from New Zealand and the Falkland islands

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand

Similar
rock hopper
Broader
penguin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冠企鹅
  • 冠企鹅Penguin
Finnish töyhtöpingviini
  • töyhtöpingviiniPenguin
French gorfou
  • gorfouPenguin
German Schopfpinguin
  • SchopfpinguinPenguin
Russian хохла́тый пингви́н, златовла́сый пингви́н
  • хохла́тый пингви́н (xoxlátyj pingvín)Penguin
  • златовла́сый пингви́н (zlatovlásyj pingvín)Penguin
Spanish pingüino crestado
  • pingüino crestadoPenguin
Cite this entry
APA

crested penguin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crested%20penguin

MLA

“crested penguin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crested%20penguin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crested penguin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crested%20penguin.

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