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1. (n.) puffin
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.)
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1. (noun) puffin
any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
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1. (noun) puffin
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
2. (noun) puffin
the puffball
3. (noun) puffin
a sort of apple
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