puffin

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ldoce_274_apuf·fin /ˈpʌfɪn/ noun [countable]   HBAa North Atlantic seabird with a black and white body and a large brightly coloured beak 海鹦〔一种北大西洋海鸟，体呈黑白色，喙大而色彩鲜艳〕 →5  See picture of PUFFIN 海鹦 →4  See picture of 见图 puffin

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puffin• The first time i spotted a puffin I thought I was seeing things.• In September and November, sand-eels, the only things eaten by puffins, lay their eggs.• A two-hour boat trip will take you to Lundy Island, once famous for its pirates and now for its puffins.• Sure enough, we soon come up to a party of puffin and a single guillemot.• A party of puffins had to take evasive action as they nearly flew into the side of the ship.• Never before have I seen puffins that are so red, so yellow, so black.• The hon. Lady also quoted the use of the puffin symbol by Gallaher.• If that happens as normal, then the puffins have a better chance of survival.nPuffin trademark  na type of paperback book for children and young people, produced by the same company that produces Penguin booksOrigin puffin (1300-1400) Perhaps from puff, from the idea of the young ones being "puffed up" in shape

puf·fin nounPuffinLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

seabird black Corpus and a Atlantic with North a white body

puffin
puf‧fin /ˈpʌfən, ˈpʌfɪn/ noun [countable]
a North Atlantic seabird with a black and white body and a large brightly coloured beak

Puffin
Puffin trademark
a type of paperback book for children and young people, produced by the same company that produces Penguin books

puf·finBrE /ˈpʌfɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʌfɪn/ 🔊 noun

a black and white bird with a large, brightly coloured beak that lives near the sea, common in the N Atlantic 角嘴海雀，海鹦（常见于北大西洋，喙大而色艳）