About The Word Puffin
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Puffin
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What's The Definition Of Puffin?
[n] any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
Synonyms | Synonyms for Puffin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Puffin: See Also | Alcidae | Atlantic puffin | family Alcidae | Fratercula arctica | Fratercula corniculata | horned puffin | Lunda cirrhata | sea bird | seabird | seafowl | tufted puffin Puffin In Webster's Dictionary \Puf"fin\ (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied
to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak,
whence the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy},
{coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea
parrot}.
Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
the horned puffin ({F. corniculata}), the tufted puffin
({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill.
{Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}.
2. (Bot.) The puffball.
3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).
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