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Noun: puffin  pú-fin
  1. Any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly coloured compressed bills

Derived forms: puffins

Type of: sea bird, seabird, seafowl

Part of: Alcidae, family Alcidae

Encyclopedia: Puffin