
1) Arctic bird 2) Flier almost out of breath 3) North Atlantic sea bird 4) North Atlantic seabird 5) Sea bird 6) Seabird 7) Seafowl 8) Subterranean nesting bird
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1) Auk 2) Sea parrot
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F. cirrhata F. corniculata Puffins are any of three small species of alcids (auks) in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in bu...
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• (n.) A sort of apple. • (n.) 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. • (n.) The puffball.
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any of three species of diving birds that belong to the auk family, Alcidae (order Charadriiformes). They are distinguished by their large, brightly ... [1 related articles]
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Diving northern seabird with black and white plumage and a large triangular orange and yellow bill. Very cute! Although awkward on land and in the air, they are expert swimmers.
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1. <zoology> 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. ... The name is also applied to other related species, as the horned puffin (F. Corniculata), the tufted puffin (Lunda cirrhata),...
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Puf'fin (pŭf'fĭn) noun [ Akin to puff .] 1. (Zoology) 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
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The Puffin or Sea Parrot (Fratercula arctica) is a sea bird of the Auks family, Alcidae, found in the north Atlantic. It is a thickset bird with a curious brightly coloured striped bill which feeds on fish which it catches by diving and swimming underwater.
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HMS Puffin was a British Kingfisher Class patrol vessel of 530 tons displacement launched in 1936. She was armed with one four-inch anti-aircraft gun and eight smaller guns plus depth charges. Two Admiralty 3-drum boilers provided a top speed of 20 knots and she carried a complement of 60.
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[
n] - any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
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noun any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
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Click images to enlargeAny of various sea birds of the genus
Fratercula of the auk family, found in the northern Atlantic and Pacific. The puffin is about 35 cm/14 in long, with a white face and front, red legs, and a large deep bill, very brightly coloured in summer. Having short wings and webbed f...
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any of several alcidine sea birds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda, having a short neck and a large, compressed, grooved bill, as F. arcticaof the North Atlantic.
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