fratercula arctica

Noun
Synonyms: Atlantic puffinFratercula arctica

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. common puffin of the northern AtlanticSynonyms: Atlantic puffinFratercula arctica
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.]

1.(Zool.) 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, mormon, pope, and sea parrot. [1913 Webster]

Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata), the tufted puffin (Lunda cirrhata), and the razorbill. [1913 Webster]

Manx puffin, the Manx shearwater. See under Manx. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) The puffball. [1913 Webster]

3.A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640). [1913 Webster]

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