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Puffinus

Puffinus

9.9
A medium-sized seabird with long wings that lives mostly at sea
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The genus Puffinus includes several species of medium-sized shearwaters found across the world's oceans.

Examples

  • The genus Puffinus includes several species of medium-sized shearwaters found across the world's oceans.

  • The Puffinus species are known for their long migrations.

  • Detailed studies on Puffinus behavior have provided insights into the life of pelagic seabirds.

  • Researchers observed large flocks of Puffinus during the annual migration period.

  • I saw a Puffinus flying over the ocean.

  • Researchers observed large flocks of Puffinus during the annual migration period.

  • Detailed studies on Puffinus behavior have provided insights into the life of pelagic seabirds.

Compounds

Puffinus puffinus
  • Specialized
9.9

A small black and white seabird that breeds on islands in the northeastern Atlantic

Surface Forms

Puffinus singular
Puffinuses plural

Etymology

Puffinus comes from the English word puffin, an old name for a chubby sea bird, and scientists used that familiar word as the Latin name for a group of ocean birds. So, Puffinus refers to seabirds like shearwaters that spend most of their life out on the sea.