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macaroni penguin

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macaroni penguin /ˌmakəˈrōnē ˈpeNGɡwən, ˌmækəˈroʊni ˈpɛŋɡwən/
noun a penguin with an orange crest, breeding on islands in the Antarctic.
Eudyptes chrysolophus, family Spheniscidae.
– ORIGIN early 19th century : so named because the orange crest was thought to resemble the hairstyle of dandies known as macaronies (see macaroni).