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Puff bird
Puff Puff (p[u^]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.' --Flatman. 2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically: (a) A puffball. (b) a kind of light pastry. (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder. 3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal. Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have the power of greatly distending their bodies when irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera, or Clotho arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four feet long. The plumed puff adder (C. cornuta) has a plumelike appendage over each eye. (b) A North American harmless snake (Heterodon platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead, spreading adder, and blowing adder. Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail feathers. See Barbet (b) .

Meaning of Puff bird from wikipedia

- Cocoa Puffs is an American brand of chocolate-flavored puffed grain breakfast cereal, manufactured by General Mills. Introduced in 1956, the cereal consists...
- Bucconidae. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Puff-bird". Internet Bird Collection.com: Puffbird−Bucconidae videos...
- The puff adder (Bitis arietans) is a highly venomous viper species found in savannahs and gr****lands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa...
- The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of p****erine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest...
- A curry puff (Malay: Karipap, Epok-epok; Jawi: کاريڤڤ / ايڤوق٢‎; Chinese: 咖哩角; pinyin: gālí jiǎo; Thai: กะหรี่ปั๊บ, RTGS: karipap, pronounced [kā.rìː.páp])...
- The puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pyc****tidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870...
- The puff-backed bulbul (Euptilotus eutilotus) is a species of songbird in the family Pyc****tidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Euptilotus...
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- 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2021. Tarter, Steve (n.d.). "Voice of Cocoa Puffs bird will be heard on WIRL this w****end". Journal Star. Retrieved July 26,...
- 1880. Monograph on the jacamars and puff-birds. 1882. Argentine ornithology. A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. R. H. Porter...