Associations to the word «Puffin»

PUFFIN, noun. (now obsolete) The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food. [14th–19th   c.]

PUFFIN, noun. The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica).

PUFFIN, noun. Any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-colored beak. [from 17th   c.]

PUFFIN CROSSING, noun. (UK) A kind of pedestrian crossing with the lights controlling the pedestrians on the near side of the road, rather than on the opposite side, and with sensors to detect the presence of pedestrians.

PUFFIN CROSSINGS, noun. Plural of puffin crossing

PUFFIN, noun. Any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills.