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puffin
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[ˈpʌfɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an auk (seabird) of northern and Arctic waters which nests in holes, with a large head and a massive brightly coloured triangular bill
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Origin
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Middle English (denoting the Manx shearwater): apparently from puff + -ing, with reference to the Manx shearwater's fat nestlings. The later use is a confusion, by association of nesting habits and habitat
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