Plural of puffin

Forms of puffin

Puffins in a sentence

• A dozen species of murrs, turrs, puffins and gulls scream and wheel like demons.1992, Bernice Morgan, Random Passage, page 129. From the entry turr
• Puffins on the Isle of May are nibbling on nurdles, the little nuggets that serve as raw materials for plastics manufacturing.2015 March 27, Amanda Schupak, “Plastic pellets found in puffin tummies”, in CBS News. From the entry nurdle
• When they're old enough the young puffins, or pufflings as they're called, have to fly off to find food.2009 September 3, “Kids patrol to help lost puffins”, in CBBC Newsround, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016. From the entry puffling
• A 'CIRCUS' of puffins will take flight to their new perches over the next few days, after their official unveiling at Government House.2023 March 30, “Parade puffins officially unveiled at Government House”, in Guernsey Press. From the entry circus
• The circus of puffins were pictured by Alana Willox who was out on a walk at the Bullers of Buchan in Buchan, Aberdeenshire on Sunday.2022 April 20, Darren McConachie, “Scots amateur photographer captures stunning images of puffins”, in Deadline. From the entry circus

Meaning of puffin

1. noun The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.
2. noun The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak.
3. noun Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as albatrosses.

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Questions about the plural of puffin

What is the plural of puffin?

The plural of puffin is puffins.

Is puffin countable?

Puffin is a countable noun.