English dictionary
puffin
/'p/@/f/I/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An arctic sea bird <i>Fratercula arctica</i>) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also <i>bottle nose</i>, <i>cockandy</i>, <i>coulterneb</i>, <i>marrot</i>, <i>mormon</i>, <i>pope</i>, and <i>sea parrot</i>.
Source: webster1913