"fraterculine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fraterculine [comparative], most fraterculine [superlative]
Etymology: From Fratercula + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Fratercula|ine}} Fratercula + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} fraterculine (comparative more fraterculine, superlative most fraterculine)
  1. (rare) Belonging to or characteristic of the genus Fratercula; pertaining to puffins. Tags: rare
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