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Marrot (?), n. (Zool.) (a) The razor-billed auk. See Auk. (b) The common guillemot. (c) The puffin. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also marrott, and morrot.]

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Puffin (pŭfˈfĭn), n. [Akin to puff.]
    1. (Zool.) An arctic sea bird Fratercula arctica) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also bottle nose, cockandy, coulterneb, marrot, mormon, pope, and sea parrot.

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    ☞ The name is also applied to other related species, as the horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata), the tufted puffin (Lunda cirrhata), and the razorbill.

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    Manx puffin, the Manx shearwater. See under Manx.

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    2. (Bot.) The puffball.

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    3. A sort of apple. [Obs.]  Rider's Dict. (1640).

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