HORNED PUFFIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horned puffin mean? 

• HORNED PUFFIN (noun)
  The noun HORNED PUFFIN has 1 sense:

1. northern Pacific puffin

  Familiarity information: HORNED PUFFIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HORNED PUFFIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Northern Pacific puffin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Fratercula corniculata; horned puffin

Hypernyms ("horned puffin" is a kind of...):

puffin (any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills)

Holonyms ("horned puffin" is a member of...):

Fratercula; genus Fratercula (puffins)