a hole-nesting auk of northern and Arctic waters, with a large head and a massive brightly coloured triangular bill 海鹦
Genera Fratercula and Lunda, family Alcidae: three species, in particular the Atlantic puffin (F. arctica) 海鹦属和花魁鸟属,海雀科: 3种,尤指北极海鹦(拉丁名F. arctica)
语源
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