hoiho

H4O1I1H4O1

noun

The yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.

OriginMāori hoiho →
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Meanings

nounhoiho (plural hoihos)

plural hoihos

  1. The yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.

    With an 80% loss rate for each year’s chicks, the hoiho’s existence is in peril.

    2018 March 12, Murdo MacLeod, The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yellow-eyed penguin

Origin

  1. Māorihoiho
  2. Englishhoiho

From Māori hoiho.

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Cite this entry
APA

hoiho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoiho

MLA

“hoiho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoiho. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoiho,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoiho.

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