puffin

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Synonyms: muffin, guffin, puffon, ruffin, buffin, duffin, cuffin, tuffin, huffin

Antonyms: muffin, guffin, puffon, ruffin, buffin, duffin, cuffin, tuffin, huffin

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|obsolete}} The [[young#Noun|young]] of the [[Manx shearwater]] ({{taxfmt|Puffinus puffinus|species}}), especially [[eat]]en as [[food]]. {{defdate|14th–19th c.}}
2. The [[Atlantic puffin]] ({{taxfmt|Fratercula arctica|species}}) or {{lb|en|by extension}} any of the other various small [[seabird]]s of the [[genus|genera]] {{taxfmt|Fratercula|genus}} and {{taxlink|Lunda|genus|nomul=1}} that are [[black and white]] with a [[brightly]]-[[coloured#Adjective|coloured]] [[beak]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|entomology}} Any of various [[African#Adjective|African]] and [[Asian#Adjective|Asian]] [[pierid]] [[butterfly|butterflies]] of the genus {{taxlink|Appias|genus}}. Some [[species]] of this genus are also known as [[albatross]]es.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[puffball]].

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