ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rockhopper

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Rockhopper is a noun meaning A rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes spp.).

Meaning

A rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes spp.).

More Meanings

  1. Any of the order Archaeognatha of jumping bristletails.
  2. (fishing) A 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.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include penguins, rockjumper, rock-jumper, cock-of-the-rock, rockrunner, penguinry.

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