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Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer..

Sea Pad :: Sea pad () The puffin.

Puffin :: Puffin (n.) 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..

Bottle-nose :: Bottle-nose (n.) The puffin.

Mormon :: Mormon (n.) A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the puffin..

Puffing :: Puffing () a. & n. from Puff, v. i. & t..

Hagdon :: Hagdon (n.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus; esp., P. major, the greater shearwarter, and P. Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See Shearwater..

Efflation :: Efflation (n.) The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out; a puff, as of wind..

Marrot :: Marrot (n.) The puffin.

Shearwater :: Shearwater (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon..

Puffingly :: Puffingly (adv.) In a puffing manner; with vehement breathing or shortness of breath; with exaggerated praise.

Coulterneb :: Coulterneb (n.) The puffin.

Tomnoddy :: Tomnoddy (n.) A sea bird, the puffin..

Hognosesnake :: Hognosesnake () A harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, esp. H. platyrhynos; -- called also puffing adder, blowing adder, and sand viper..

Puffin :: Puffin (n.) A sort of apple.

Puffiness :: Puffiness (n.) The quality or state of being puffy.

Puffery :: Puffery (n.) The act of puffing; bestowment of extravagant commendation.

Puffing :: Puffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Puf.

Windiness :: Windiness (n.) Tumor; puffiness.

Auk :: Auk (n.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (/ Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre..

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