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Manx puffin Manx Manx, a.
Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as,
the Manx language.
Manx cat (Zo["o]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a
rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae.
Manx shearwater (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic bird (Puffinus
anglorum, or P. puffinus), called also Manx petrel,
Manx puffin. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of
Man.
P puffinus Manx Manx, a.
Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as,
the Manx language.
Manx cat (Zo["o]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a
rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae.
Manx shearwater (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic bird (Puffinus
anglorum, or P. puffinus), called also Manx petrel,
Manx puffin. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of
Man.
puffin Puffball Puff"ball`, n. (Bot.)
A kind of ball-shaped fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum, and
other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when
ripe; -- called also bullfist, bullfice, puckfist,
puff, and puffin.
Puffiness Puffiness Puff"i*ness, n.
The quality or state of being puffy.
Puffing adder Puffing Puff"ing,
a. & n. from Puff, v. i. & t.
Puffing adder. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Puff adder
(b), under Puff.
Puffing pig (Zo["o]l.), the common porpoise.
puffing adder Adder Ad"der, n. [OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. n[ae]dre,
adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger.
natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. na[eth]r, masc., na[eth]ra, fem.:
cf. W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water
snake. An adder is for a nadder.]
1. A serpent. [Obs.] ``The eddre seide to the woman.'
--Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. )
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The
common European adder is the Vipera (or Pelias)
berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of
Clotho.
(b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several
harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder,
etc.
(c) Same as Sea Adder.
Note: In the sculptures the appellation is given to several
venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper
(Cerastles).
puffing pig Porpoise Por"poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially P. communis, or P. phoc[ae]na, of Europe,
and the closely allied American species (P. Americana).
The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They
are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter
snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag,
puffing pig, and snuffer.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so
called by sailors.
Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zo["o]l.), a North
American porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than
the common species, and with broad stripes of white and
yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
Puffingly Puffingly Puff"ing*ly, adv.
In a puffing manner; with vehement breathing or shortness of
breath; with exaggerated praise.
Puffinus anglorum Manx Manx, a.
Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as,
the Manx language.
Manx cat (Zo["o]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a
rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae.
Manx shearwater (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic bird (Puffinus
anglorum, or P. puffinus), called also Manx petrel,
Manx puffin. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of
Man.
