common puffin
1puffin — /puf in/, n. any of several alcidine sea birds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda, having a short neck and a large, compressed, grooved bill, as F. arctica (Atlantic puffin), of the North Atlantic. [1300 50; ME poffoun, poffin, puffon (cf. AL… …
2Puffin Island, Anglesey — Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol in Welsh (gbmaprim|SH649821|SH 649 821)) is an uninhabited island off the eastern tip of Anglesey, Wales at Latitude 53 31 69 N and Longitude 04 02 54 W. It was formerly known as Priestholm in English and Ynys Lannog… …
3Common Murre — Uria aalge aalge in breeding plumage at Runde (Norway). Note bridled bird in centre. Conservation status …
4Puffin — For other uses, see Puffin (disambiguation). Puffin Atlantic Puffins (F. arctica) Conservation status …
5Common Guillemot — Taxobox name = Common Guillemot image width = 250px image caption = Uria aalge aalge in breeding plumage at Runde (Norway). Note bridled bird in centre. status = LC status ref = BirdLife International (2004) ] status system = iucn3.1 regnum =… …
6puffin — /ˈpʌfən / (say pufuhn) noun any of various seabirds of the genus Fratercula, with a bill that, in the male, changes shape and size and becomes brightly coloured during the breeding season, as the Atlantic puffin, F. arctica, the common species,… …
7Atlantic Puffin — Taxobox name = Atlantic Puffin image width = 260px image caption = Adults in breeding plumage, Lunga (Treshnish Isles, Scotland) status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes… …
8Atlantic puffin — noun common puffin of the northern Atlantic • Syn: ↑Fratercula arctica • Hypernyms: ↑puffin • Member Holonyms: ↑Fratercula, ↑genus Fratercula * * * noun Usage …
9Manx puffin — Manx shearwater Manx shearwater prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.), A small black and white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of… …
10Fratercula arctica — noun common puffin of the northern Atlantic • Syn: ↑Atlantic puffin • Hypernyms: ↑puffin • Member Holonyms: ↑Fratercula, ↑genus Fratercula …
