puffin

noun

puf·fin | \ ˈpə-fən

Definition of puffin

: any of several seabirds (genera Fratercula and Lunda) of the northern hemisphere having a short neck and a deep grooved parti-colored laterally compressed bill

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Spastic seabirds, the puffins, murres and a variety of seagulls challenged the boat, sometimes strafing in disdain when no morsels were cast their way. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, "Even with one bad eye, Alaska’s Barren Islands are a sight to behold," 13 June 2018 By day, take a hike with a cultural guide, visit ancient Haida village sites, and find spots to view orcas, bears, puffins, and humpbacks. — Kari Bodnarchuk, BostonGlobe.com, "Here, there, and everywhere," 23 May 2018 The puffins were laying eggs earlier in even-numbered years and later in odd years. — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, "Pink salmon — too much of a good thing?," 15 June 2018 Instead, visitors come here to unwind amid nature by watching puffins and seals, admiring wildflowers, and taking in the white-sand beaches at Shell Beach. — Condé Nast Traveler, "Car-Free Destinations for Your Next Island Vacation," 1 June 2018 But the area is best known for the colorful-beaked puffins. — Julia Blakely, Smithsonian, "The True History of Luke Skywalker’s Monastic Retreat," 11 Jan. 2018 The story of how one of Britain’s biggest seabird colonies, once full of puffins, guillemots and razorbills, went silent this year due to climate change is a devastating read, via the Guardian. — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, "Foreign-born adoptees deported, Strawberry Mansion questions high school plans | Morning Newsletter," 4 June 2018 Keep watch for whales or, often just as thrilling, puffins speeding by. — Jenna Schnuer, Anchorage Daily News, "Kodiak and Southeast Alaska: Where coastal pleasures abound," 3 May 2018 The team now wants to determine whether the phenomenon occurs in living puffins. — Jamie Dunning, National Geographic, "Puffin Beaks Glow in Surprising Discovery," 27 Apr. 2018

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