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ATLANTIC PUFFIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Atlantic puffin mean?
• ATLANTIC PUFFIN (noun)
The noun ATLANTIC PUFFIN has 1 sense:
1. common puffin of the northern Atlantic
Familiarity information: ATLANTIC PUFFIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common puffin of the northern Atlantic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Atlantic puffin; Fratercula arctica
Hypernyms ("Atlantic puffin" is a kind of...):
puffin (any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills)
Holonyms ("Atlantic puffin" is a member of...):
Fratercula; genus Fratercula (puffins)
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