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PUFFINUS PUFFINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Puffinus puffinus mean?
• PUFFINUS PUFFINUS (noun)
The noun PUFFINUS PUFFINUS has 1 sense:
1. small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic
Familiarity information: PUFFINUS PUFFINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Manx shearwater; Puffinus puffinus
Hypernyms ("Puffinus puffinus" is a kind of...):
shearwater (long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves)
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