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atlantic puffin

At·lan·tic puf·fin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [at-lan-tik puhf-in]
    • /ætˈlæn tɪk ˈpʌf ɪn/
    • /ətˈlæntɪk ˈpʌf.ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-lan-tik puhf-in]
    • /ætˈlæn tɪk ˈpʌf ɪn/

Definitions of atlantic puffin words

  • noun atlantic puffin any of several alcidine sea birds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda, having a short neck and a large, compressed, grooved bill, as F. arctica (Atlantic puffin) of the North Atlantic. 1
  • noun atlantic puffin A species of puffin (Fratercula arctica). 0
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Origin of atlantic puffin

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English poffoun, poffin, puffon (compare Anglo-Latin poffo, puffo); origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Atlantic puffin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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atlantic puffin popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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