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macaroni penguin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.

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History

Etymology

Compound of macaroni (“dandy, fop”) + penguin.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: macaronipinguïn — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Finnish: kultatöyhtöpingviini — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • French: gorfou doré — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • German: Goldschopfpinguin — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Italian: pinguino macaroni — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Japanese: マカロニペンギン (makaronipengin) — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Polish: pingwin złotoczuby — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Portuguese: pinguim-macaroni — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Portuguese: pinguim-de-testa-amarela — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Romanian: pinguin macaroni — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Russian: золотоволо́сый пингви́н (zolotovolósyj pingvín) — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Russian: златовла́сый пингви́н (zlatovlásyj pingvín) — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Spanish: pingüino macaroni — Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Spanish: pingüino de penacho anaranjado — Eudyptes chrysolophus