noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpʌfɪn/
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rhymes with -ʌfɪn
CMU ARPABET:P AH1 F IH2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pope, sea-parrot
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as albatrosses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A puffball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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