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: any of several seabirds (genus Fratercula) of the northern hemisphere having a short neck and a deep grooved parti-colored laterally compressed bill
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Visitors have a chance here to witness active glaciers, whales, puffins and sea otters.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The series follows Oona and Baba, a sister-and-brother puffin duo, and the other inhabitants of an island off the coast of Ireland.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 18 June 2025
This year’s puffin count and other seabird numbers will be particularly important.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
Here, visitors with otherwise short attention spans may gaze at the watery offerings for hours, giggling at the antics of Atlantic puffins, gasping at the sight of blacktip reef sharks and basking in the biodiversity of the 13,000 organisms that have captivated crowds for 44 years.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The series follows Oona and Baba, a sister-and-brother puffin duo, and the other inhabitants of an island off the coast of Ireland.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 18 June 2025
This year’s puffin count and other seabird numbers will be particularly important.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
Here, visitors with otherwise short attention spans may gaze at the watery offerings for hours, giggling at the antics of Atlantic puffins, gasping at the sight of blacktip reef sharks and basking in the biodiversity of the 13,000 organisms that have captivated crowds for 44 years.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
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“Puffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puffin. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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puffin
noun
puf·fin
ˈpəf-ən 
: any of several seabirds that are related to the auks and have a short thick neck and a deep grooved bill marked with different colors
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