rockhopper

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noun

A rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes spp.).

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Meanings

nounrockhopper (plural rockhoppers)

plural rockhoppers

  1. A rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes spp.).
  2. Any of the order Archaeognatha of jumping bristletails.
  3. fishingA disk on the bottom of a trawler-net that lifts when it hits a rock or bump, raising the net, preventing damage to the net or the seafloor.

Origin

From rock + hopper.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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