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Gelbschopflund — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • puffin noun A small black-and-white seabird with a large, brightly coloured beak, found around northern coastlines.

Senses

Gelbschopflund is used for these senses in English:

  • puffin 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. [from 17th c.]
  • tufted puffin A species of puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, easily distinguished by its thick bill and the pair of tufts on its head.

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