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.

Synonyms

• Lunda cirrhata; crested puffin

Translations

Fratercula cirrhata

• Chukchi: паннаеӄ (pannaeq), паннатъеӄ (pannatʺeq)
• Dutch: kuifpapegaaiduiker (nl)
• Estonian: tupslunn
• Faroese: topplundi m
• Finnish: töyhtölunni (fi)
• French: macareux huppé m
• German: Gelbschopflund m
• Japanese: エトピリカ (etopirika), 花魁鳥 (oiran-dori)
• Navajo: tsídii naʼałkǫ́ʼí binákʼee łigaaígíí
• Russian: топоро́к m (toporók), топо́рик (ru) m (topórik)
• Spanish: frailecillo coletudo m
• Swedish: tofslunne (sv)