puffin

puffin
noun
  1. a hole-nesting auk of northern and Arctic waters, with a large head and a massive brightly coloured triangular bill
    海鹦
  2. 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
  1. 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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