Meanings
- not comparablerareBelonging to or characteristic of the genus Fratercula; pertaining to puffins.
Lastly, in 1896, Kellogg described two new species, viz. D. calwu from a variety of the Common Guillemot, and D. acutipedus from a Fraterculine host.
1912, Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh, volume 19, page 1511 more example
It appears that the fraterculine alcids of the Pacific all have a complete postnuptial moult and only a partial prenuptial moult as the other alcids (cf. Stejneger 1885 a, p. 45), so probably the Puffin is quite unique […].
1946, Handlingar, page 122
Origin
From taxonomic name Fratercula + -ine.
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