- puffin puf·fin n
- ['pʌfɪn]
pulcinella m di mare, puffino
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Puffin — Puf fin (p[u^]f f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puffin — puf|fin [ˈpʌfın] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from puff, from the idea of the young ones being puffed up in shape] a North Atlantic sea bird with a black and white body and a large brightly coloured beak … Dictionary of contemporary English
puffin — puf|fin [ pʌfın ] noun count a large black and white bird with a big brightly colored beak. It lives near the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
puffin — puf·fin … English syllables
puffin — puf•fin [[t]ˈpʌf ɪn[/t]] n. orn any of several sea birds of the genus Fratercula, of the auk family, with a short neck and a colorful, triangular bill • Etymology: 1300–50; ME poffoun, poffin, puffon (cf. AL poffo, puffo); orig. uncert … From formal English to slang
Manx puffin — Puffin Puf fin (p[u^]f f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bottle nose — Puffin Puf fin (p[u^]f f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockandy — Puffin Puf fin (p[u^]f f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coulterneb — Puffin Puf fin (p[u^]f f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fratercula arctica — Puffin Puf fin (p[u^]f f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fratercula corniculata — Puffin Puf fin (p[u^]f f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
