PUFFINS

Noun

puffins

plural of puffin

Source: Wiktionary


PUFFIN

Puf"fin, n. Etym: [Akin to puff.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: The puffball.

3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] Rider's Dict. (1640).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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