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marrot

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 ( Fratercula 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).

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marrot

n. 1 The razorbill. 2 The common guillemot. 3 The puffin.