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Puffinus

noun

shearwaters

• Syn: ↑genus Puffinus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Procellariidae, ↑family Procellariidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑shearwater

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\\ˈpəfənəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from English puffin

: a genus of oceanic birds (family Procellariidae) that comprises the shearwaters and is sometimes included in the genus Procellaria

Useful english dictionary. 2012.