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词汇 puffin
释义 puffin
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpʌf.ɪn/ us /ˈpʌf.ɪn/
a bird with a large, brightly coloured beak that lives near the sea in northern parts of the world海鹦,角嘴海雀
 
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puffin
noun[ C ]
us/ˈpʌf·ɪn/
a sea bird that lives in northern parts of the world and has a large, brightly colored beak

Examples of puffin


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That is a very grave danger, not only to the salmon but also to the seabirds—the puffins and guillemots.
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It is a magnificent wild bird area—a wonderful place to see puffins.
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They are in particular the guillemot, the puffin and the gannet.
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Meanwhile, the industrial hoovering-up of species such as sand eels has led to crashing populations of bird species such as puffins.
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Heavily oiled puffins and razor bills are being washed ashore as well.
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Puffins, razorbills, guillemots and birds of that type have their feathers clogged with oil while swimming and can neither swim nor fly.
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Other species, such as the puffin, have also suffered massive breeding failure.
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I am told on inquiry that three species of the auk—the guillemot, the razor-bill and the puffin—have suffered much.
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In the case of a partridge you find practically no nest at all, and in the case of a puffin you find the nest down a rabbit hole.
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My note also tells me that there is a certain tendency for great black-backed gulls to feed on puffins and shearwaters but that does not appear to affect populations.
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Assessments at two trial sites have shown puffin crossings to be successful in allowing more time for pedestrians to cross, particularly disabled and elderly people, without increasing delays to traffic.
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As they reach offshore islands, we should recognise the impact that this alien introduction will have on the population of sea birds, including gannets and puffins.
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There seem to be plenty of puffins.
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The restoration efforts are based on the fact that young puffins usually return to breed on the same island where they hatched.
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There are signs that the puffins are starting to return to the island to breed.
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