PUFFIN


Meaning of PUFFIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' p ə -f ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English pophyn

Date: 14th century

: any of several seabirds (genera Fratercula and Lunda ) of the northern hemisphere having a short neck and a deep grooved parti-colored laterally compressed bill

puffin

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