manx puffin

Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.]
   1. (Zool.) 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}.
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   Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
         the horned puffin ({Fratercula corniculata}), the
         tufted puffin ({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill.
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   {Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}.
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   2. (Bot.) The puffball.
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   3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).
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Manx shearwater \Manx shearwater\ prop. n. (Zool.),
   A small black-and-white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or
   {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic.
   Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of
   {shearwater}. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.
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