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puffin
puf·fin [ púffin ] (plural puf·fins or puf·fin)


noun 
Definition:
 
black and white diving seabird: a black and white diving seabird of the auk family with a short neck and a triangular, brightly colored beak. Genus Fratercula.
[14th century. Origin ?]
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