Meaning

1 senses
  1. A species of puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, easily distinguished by its thick bill and the pair of tufts on its head.

    Gelbschopflund

    топоро́кtoporók, топо́рикtopórik

More definitions
  • northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Fratercula cirrhata:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Fratercula cirrhata:

Origin

Named from the distinctive pair of tufts on its head.

Named from the distinctive pair of tufts on its head.

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Forms

plural: tufted puffins
Singulartufted puffin
Pluraltufted puffins

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Lunda cirrhatacrested puffin
Close in meaning
  • northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye:Lunda cirrhata

See also

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