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horned puffin

horned puffin noun: a species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

horned puffin: a species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except...
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Noun

horned puffin (plural horned puffins)

  1. A species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

Forms of horned puffin

pluralhorned puffins

Origin of horned puffin

So called because of the significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

Questions about horned puffin

What does horned puffin mean?
Horned puffin means a species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.
What part of speech is horned puffin?
Horned puffin is a noun.
What is the plural of horned puffin?
The plural of horned puffin is horned puffins.

Words near horned puffin in the dictionary

  1. horned poison
  2. horned poppies
  3. horned poppy
  4. horned pout
  5. horned pouts
  6. horned puffin
  7. horned puffins
  8. horned rattlesnake
  9. horned rattlesnakes
  10. horned screamer
  11. horned screamers

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