PUFFIN

Puffin

Puffins are any of three small species of alcids 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 burrows in the soil. Two species, the Tufted Puffin and Horned Puffin, are found in the North Pacific Ocean, while the Atlantic Puffin is found in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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puffin

Noun

  1. The young of the Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus, especially as eaten as food.
  2. Any of various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly coloured beak.


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