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puffin

noun
/ˈpʌfɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English poffin, poffoun, puffon, equivalent to puff + -ing, or perhaps ultimately from Middle Cornish (compare Breton poc'han (“puffin”)).

  1. inherited from poffin

Definitions

  1. The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.

  2. The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small…

    The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak.

  3. Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of…

    Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as albatrosses.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A puffball.

The neighborhood

Derived

Atlantic puffin, common puffin, crested puffin, horned puffin, puffin crossing, puffinet, puffinry, puffling, tufted puffin

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