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fraterculine

adj

Etymology

From Fratercula + -ine.

Definitions

  1. Belonging to or characteristic of the genus Fratercula

    Belonging to or characteristic of the genus Fratercula; pertaining to puffins.

    • Lastly, in 1896, Kellogg described two new species, viz. D. calwu from a variety of the Common Guillemot, and D. acutipedus from a Fraterculine host.
    • It appears that the fraterculine alcids of the Pacific all have a complete postnuptial moult and only a partial prenuptial moult as the other alcids (cf. Stejneger 1885 a, p. 45), so probably the Puffin is quite unique […].

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