horned puffin

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horned puffin

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

noun 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.

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noun Fratercula corniculata

日本語	角目鳥 tsunomedori
Français	macareux cornu
Deutsch	Hornlund
Русский	ипа́тка ipátka, тихоокеа́нский ту́пик tixookeánskij túpik

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@misc{horned_puffin_2026,
  title = {horned puffin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horned%20puffin},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}