Puffin /(pŭf"fĭn)/
Puf·fin
Puffin
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. (Zool.)
- The puffball. (Bot.)
- A sort of apple. [Obs.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Manx puffin
- the Manx shearwater. See under Manx.