資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied
to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak,
whence the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy},
{coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea
parrot}.
Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
the horned puffin ({F. corniculata}), the tufted puffin
({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill.
{Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}.
2. (Bot.) The puffball.
3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).
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.