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- [puhf-in]
- /ˈpʌf ɪn/
- /ˈpʌf.ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhf-in]
- /ˈpʌf ɪn/
Definitions of puffin word
- noun 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 puffin sea bird 1
- countable noun puffin A puffin is a black and white seabird with a large, brightly-coloured beak. 0
- noun puffin any of various northern diving birds of the family Alcidae (auks, etc), esp Fratercula arctica (common or Atlantic puffin), having a black-and-white plumage and a brightly coloured vertically flattened bill: order Charadriiformes 0
- noun puffin any of various northern alcidine shorebirds (esp. genus Fratercula) black above and white below, with a short neck, ducklike body, and a large, brightly colored, triangular beak 0
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Origin of 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 Puffin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puffin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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