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horned puffin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
horned puf-fin
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

Etymology

So called because of the significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

Inflected Forms

horned puffins (plural)

Synonyms

fratercula corniculata

Questions

What does horned puffin mean?
A species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.
Where does horned puffin come from?
So called because of the significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

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