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puffin

[ puhf-in ]

noun

  1. 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.


puffin

/ ˈpʌfɪn /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of puffin1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English poffoun, poffin, puffon (compare Anglo-Latin poffo, puffo ); origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of puffin1

C14: perhaps of Cornish origin
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Example Sentences

Bird flu has even become a conservation problem, as the new strain is infecting twice as many species as during the 2015 outbreak, including vulnerable species like puffins and the endangered bald eagle, along with more mammals than usual.

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Unfortunately, declines in puffin numbers due to climate change and other human activity have led to season cutbacks in recent years.

For the adventurous, try the reindeer or puffin; for those feeling fishy, go for arctic char or the array of sushi.

You won't keep him long, you know, for Puffin's a man certain of good preferment.

Puffin wore his hair very long indeed, while the whole of his face was clean shaven.

Puffin would write all the letters; and as for the lawsuits, you would win them, and the costs would not come out of your pocket.

The vicar and his wife looked at one another; but they respected Mr. Puffin's prejudices, and ceased to press him.

He had even told Miss Grains that he looked upon Mr. Puffin as a "philanderer," and that "he didn't hold with philanderers."

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