"rockhopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rockhoppers [plural]
Etymology: rock + hopper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|hopper}} rock + hopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockhopper (plural rockhoppers)
  1. The rockhopper penguin Categories (topical): Fishing Categories (lifeform): Arthropods, Penguins
    Sense id: en-rockhopper-en-noun-E3LOPmNX Disambiguation of Fishing: 57 23 20 Disambiguation of Arthropods: 71 17 12 Disambiguation of Penguins: 85 8 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 15 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 9 9
  2. Any of the jumping bristletails in the order Archaeognatha
    Sense id: en-rockhopper-en-noun-qgRxh3Rf
  3. 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.
    Sense id: en-rockhopper-en-noun-vZeJ3g8d

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rockhopper meaning in English (2.0kB)

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