Puffinus puffinus

Translingual

Puffinus puffinus

Etymology

Named by a scientist who mistakenly thought the chick he was describing was a puffin.

Proper noun

Puffinus puffinus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Manx shearwater.

Hyponyms

• (species): Procellariiformes - order; Procellariidae - family; Puffinus - genus

Derived terms

• Puffinus puffinus auricularis
• Puffinus puffinus bermudae
• Puffinus puffinus mauretanicus
• Puffinus puffinus newelli
• Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
• Puffinus puffinus puffinus
• Puffinus puffinus tenuirostris
• Puffinus puffinus yelkouan

References

• Puffinus puffinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Puffinus puffinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Puffinus puffinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Puffinus puffinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Puffinus puffinus at the Catalogue of Life 
• Puffinus puffinus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Puffinus puffinus at Paleobiology Database
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN