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Definition of Manx puffin

Manx puffin
Manx Manx, a. Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. Manx cat (Zo["o]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae. Manx shearwater (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic bird (Puffinus anglorum, or P. puffinus), called also Manx petrel, Manx puffin. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.

Meaning of Manx puffin from wikipedia

- name of this species records a name shift: Manx shearwaters were called Manks puffins in the 17th century. Puffin is an Anglo-Norman word (Middle English...
- English name "puffin" – puffed in the sense of swollen – was originally applied to the fatty, salted meat of young birds of the unrelated Manx shearwater...
- The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the...
- name puffin – puffed in the sense of swollen – was originally applied to the fatty, salted meat of young birds of the unrelated species, the Manx shearwater...
- name puffin – puffed in the sense of swollen – was originally applied to the fatty, salted meat of young birds of the unrelated species, the Manx shearwater...
- headland of St. Finian's Bay. Puffin Island holds important po****tions of several seabird species, including Atlantic puffins, Manx shearwaters and European...
- wildlife: around half the world's po****tion of Manx shearwaters nest on the island, the Atlantic puffin colony is the largest in southern Britain, and...
- loanword based on the English "puffin" and its variants, that referred to the cured carc**** of the fat nestling of the Manx shearwater, a former delicacy...
- fronts with the minimum of active flight. Some small species, such as the Manx shearwater, are cruciform in flight, with their long wings held directly...
- the bird cliffs, thousands of puffins have their burrows, and their guano fertilizes the slopes. Access to the puffin colony is subject to a fee. Mykines...