Puffin Definition

pŭfĭn
puffins
noun
Any of various northern alcidine shorebirds (esp. genus Fratercula) black above and white below, with a short neck, ducklike body, and a large, brightly colored, triangular beak.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Puffin

Noun

Singular:
puffin
Plural:
puffins

Origin of Puffin

  • Origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately from Middle Cornish (compare Breton poc'han (“puffin")).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English poffoun, puffon perhaps from puf puff puff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Puffin Sentence Examples

  • The puffin is most commonly taken for its feathers.

  • There is an immense variety of water-fowl, including the phalarope, fulmar petrel, kittiwake, Manx shearwater, black guillemot, whimbrel, puffin and white-tailed eagle.

  • They are rich in sea-fowl, the most common being the eider duck, puffin, Manx shearwater, black guillemot, kittiwake and herring gull.

  • Bede tells us that Edwin had subdued the islands of Anglesey and Man, and the Annales Cambriae record that he besieged Cadwallon (perhaps in 632) in the island of Glannauc (Puffin Island).

  • Perhaps a slower growth rate and later fledging compared to other auks may benefit Puffin chicks.

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Words Starting With

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