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BNC: 27086 COCA: 30484

puffin

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
puffin /ˈpʌfən/ noun
plural puffins
puffin
/ˈpʌfən/
noun
plural puffins
Learner's definition of PUFFIN
[count]
: a black-and-white seabird that lives in the north Atlantic and has a large, colorful bill海鹦(生活在北大西洋的一种黑白相间的海鸟,喙大而色泽鲜艳)
BNC: 27086 COCA: 30484

puffin

noun

puf·​fin ˈpə-fən How to pronounce puffin (audio)
: any of several seabirds (genera Fratercula and Lunda) of the northern hemisphere having a short neck and a deep grooved parti-colored laterally compressed bill

Illustration of puffin

Illustration of puffin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Guests can stay for the night, camp or try puffin at the restaurant of this quirky country hotel. Katie Lockhart, CNN, 26 July 2022 On Petit Manan, a national wildlife refuge in Penobscot Bay, scientists last year estimated that just 10 percent of chicks from the island’s estimated 87 puffin pairs survived long enough to take flight. David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Reykjavik is the world’s only capital city with a major puffin breeding colony. David Nikel, Forbes, 1 May 2022 This versatile pleated puffin bag includes a convertible strap to allow it to be worn as a handbag, shoulder bag, or cross-body. Rachel Besser, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2021 Boat excursions to Staffa, a nearby island, offer the geological marvel Fingal’s Cave and puffin sightings. Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 This versatile pleated puffin bag includes a convertible strap to allow it to be worn as a handbag, shoulder bag, or cross-body. Rachel Besser, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2021 This versatile pleated puffin bag includes a convertible strap to allow it to be worn as a handbag, shoulder bag, or cross-body. Rachel Besser, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2021 This versatile pleated puffin bag includes a convertible strap to allow it to be worn as a handbag, shoulder bag, or cross-body. Rachel Besser, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pophyn

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of puffin was in the 14th century
BNC: 27086 COCA: 30484

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