Puffin /(pŭf"fĭn)/

Puf·fin

Puffin

n.
  1. An arctic sea bird Fratercula arctica) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also bottle nose, cockandy, coulterneb, marrot, mormon, pope, and sea parrot. (Zool.)
  2. The puffball. (Bot.)
  3. A sort of apple. [Obs.]

Phrases & Compounds

Manx puffin
the Manx shearwater. See under Manx.