horned puffin

English

Etymology

So called because of the significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

Noun

horned puffin (plural horned puffins)

A species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

Translations

Fratercula corniculata

Dutch: gehoornde papegaaiduiker (nl) m
Esperanto: korna fraterkulo
French: macareux cornu m
German: Hornlund m
Japanese: 角目鳥 (ツノメドリ, tsunomedori)
Navajo: tsídii naʼałkǫ́ʼí bidaaʼ diniltsooígíí
Russian: ипа́тка (ru) f (ipátka), тихоокеа́нский ту́пик m (tixookeánskij túpik)

References

horned puffin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Fratercula corniculata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Fratercula corniculata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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