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Definition: Manx puffin
Puffin
\Puf"fin\ (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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
.
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Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
the horned puffin (
Fratercula corniculata), the
tufted puffin (
Lunda cirrhata), and the razorbill.
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Manx puffin, the Manx shearwater. See under
Manx.
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2. (Bot.) The puffball.
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3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).
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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
shearwater. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.
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