tufted puffin

tufted puffin

English

tufted puffin

Etymology

Named from the distinctive pair of tufts on its head.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʌftɪd ˈpʌfɪn/

Noun

tufted puffin (plural tufted puffins)

1. A species of puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, easily distinguished by its thick bill and the pair of tufts on its head.

Translations

Fratercula cirrhata

Chukchi: паннаеӄ (pannaeq), паннатъеӄ (pannatʺeq) Dutch: kuifpapegaaiduiker Estonian: tupslunn Faroese: topplundi m Finnish: töyhtölunni (fi) French: macareux huppé m

German: Gelbschopflund m Japanese: 花魁鳥 (エトピリカ, etopirika) Navajo: tsídii naʼałkǫ́ʼí binákʼee łigaaígíí Russian: топоро́к m (toporók), топо́рик (ru) m (topórik) Spanish: frailecillo coletudo m Swedish: tofslunne (sv)

Synonyms

• crested puffin