The meaning of Puffin
Puffin – definition
nounAn auk (seabird) of northern and arctic waters which nests in holes, with a large head and a massive brightly coloured triangular bill.
Usage examples:
One would imagine this place to be a paradise of alcids of all types, guillemots, dovekies, puffins…
nounA sea bird that lives in northern parts of the world and has a large, brightly colored beak
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Word origin
Middle English (denoting the Manx shearwater): apparently from puff + -ing3, with reference to the Manx shearwater's fat nestlings. The later use is a confusion, by association of nesting hab
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