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puffin
[ puhf-in ]
/ ˈpʌf ɪn /
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noun
any of several alcidine sea birds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda, having a short neck and a large, compressed, grooved bill, as F. arctica(Atlantic puffin ), of the North Atlantic.
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Origin of puffin
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English poffoun, poffin, puffon (compare Anglo-Latin poffo, puffo ); origin uncertain
Words nearby puffin
puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing, puff paste, puff pastry, puff piece, puff-puff
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British Dictionary definitions for puffin
puffin
/ (ˈpʌfɪn) /
noun
any of various northern diving birds of the family Alcidae (auks, etc), esp Fratercula arctica (common or Atlantic puffin), having a black-and-white plumage and a brightly coloured vertically flattened bill: order Charadriiformes
Word Origin for puffin
C14: perhaps of Cornish origin
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