"puffling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpʌflɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puffling.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pufflings [plural]
Etymology: puff(in) + -ling. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Fratercula corniculata|species}} Fratercula corniculata, {{suffix|en|puffin|ling|alt1=puff(in)}} puff(in) + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} puffling (plural pufflings)
  1. A young puffin. Wikipedia link: Alaska SeaLife Center Categories (lifeform): Auks, Baby animals Translations (young puffin): lundapysja [feminine] (Icelandic)

Inflected forms

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