Meanings
nounhorned puffin (plural horned puffins)
plural horned puffins
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
So called because of the significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch gehoornde papegaaiduiker
- gehoornde papegaaiduikerFratercula corniculata
Esperanto korna fraterkulo
- korna fraterkuloFratercula corniculata
French macareux cornu
- macareux cornuFratercula corniculata
German Hornlund
- HornlundFratercula corniculata
Japanese 角目鳥
- 角目鳥 (tsunomedori)Fratercula corniculata
Russian ипа́тка, тихоокеа́нский ту́пик
- ипа́тка (ipátka)Fratercula corniculata
- тихоокеа́нский ту́пик (tixookeánskij túpik)Fratercula corniculata
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APA
horned puffin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horned%20puffin
MLA
“horned puffin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horned%20puffin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horned puffin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horned%20puffin.
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