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Snares penguin

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus, which breed on The Snares, an island group off South Island, New Zealand.

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History

Etymology

From The Snares, the group of islands on which they live.

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Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: snareskuifpinguïn — Penguin
  • French: gorfou des Snares — Penguin
  • German: Snaresinselpinguin — Penguin
  • Italian: pinguino delle Snares — Penguin
  • Russian: снэ́рский хохла́тый пингви́н (snɛ́rskij xoxlátyj pingvín) — Penguin