/ Dictionary / Index P puffin: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: puf•fin Pronunciation: (puf'in), [key] — n. any of several alcidine sea birds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda, having a short neck and a large, compressed, grooved bill, as F. arcticaof the North Atlantic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: puffin (Thesaurus) puffery puff paste Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language