puffinus-Puffinus: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is Puffinus?

  • A genus of Procellariidæ, characterized by the short low nasal tubes obliquely truncate at the end, and with a thick septum, a long, comparatively slender, and much-hooked beak, thin pointed wings, very short tail, and large feet; the shearwaters.

    Un genre de Procellariidæ, caractérisé par les courts tubes nasaux bas tronqués obliquement à la fin, et avec un septum épais, un bec long, relativement mince et très crochu, de fines ailes pointues, une queue très courte et de grands pieds; les puffins.

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