Puffling

//ˈpʌflɪŋ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young puffin.

    "These fish are brought to the fluffy little Puffins in their snug nests inside of a burrow or under a slab of rock. The babies are called “Pufflings.”"

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"These fish are brought to the fluffy little Puffins in their snug nests inside of a burrow or under a slab of rock. The babies are called “Pufflings.”"

Etymology

From puff(in) + -ling.

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