PUFFIN


Meaning of PUFFIN in English

n. any of various sea birds of the family Alcidae native to the n. Atlantic and n. Pacific, esp. Fratercula arctica, having a large head with a brightly coloured triangular bill, and black and white plumage.

[ ME poffin, pophyn, of unkn. orig. ]

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