Definition
A small seabird with a black and white body and a large colorful beak, often called the 'clown of the sea'.
Etymology
Probably from Middle English *poffin* or *pophyn*, originally used for a kind of fatty sea bird used as food. The name later became attached specifically to the bird we now call the puffin.
Kelly Says
Puffins look cartoonish, but they’re expert divers that can flap their wings underwater like they’re flying through the sea. Their bright beaks actually fade and peel after breeding season, like taking off makeup.
Translations
ARالعربية
طائر البحر
tay-r al-baahr
CSČeština
tučňák
too-ch-nak
DADansk
albatross
al-bat-ross
DEDeutsch
Tölpel
toel-pel
ELΕλληνικά
πέρδικας
per-di-kas
HIहिन्दी
समुद्री पक्षी
sa-mu-dri pak-shee
HUMagyar
pinguin
pin-guin
IDBahasa Indonesia
penguin
pen-guin
ITItaliano
pinguino
pin-gee-no
MSBahasa Melayu
puffin
puffin
NLNederlands
pinguin
pin-guin
NONorsk
albatross
al-bat-ross
PLPolski
pinguin
pin-guin
PTPortuguês
pinguim-dos-cliffs
pin-geem-dos-cliff
RORomână
pinguin
pin-guin
RUРусский
пуфины
pu-fi-ny
SVSvenska
albatross
al-bat-ross
SWKiswahili
puffin
puffin
TRTürkçe
kuzgun
kooz-goon
UKУкраїнська
пуфін
pu-fin
VITiếng Việt
chim sẻ biển
chim-se-bien