"rockhopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rockhopper.wav Forms: rockhoppers [plural]
Etymology: From rock + hopper. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|hopper}} rock + hopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockhopper (plural rockhoppers)
  1. The rockhopper penguin. Categories (lifeform): Arthropods, Penguins
    Sense id: en-rockhopper-en-noun-0uyf6QUa Disambiguation of Arthropods: 71 16 13 Disambiguation of Penguins: 83 10 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 15 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 15 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 17 11
  2. Any of the jumping bristletails in the order Archaeognatha.
    Sense id: en-rockhopper-en-noun-lalWAZda
  3. (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. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-rockhopper-en-noun-vZeJ3g8d Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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