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单词 coulterneb
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coulternebn.

Etymology: < coulter n. + neb n. beak, bill; so called from the shape of its bill.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoulterneb.
A local (northern) name for the Puffin ( Fratercula arctica).
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1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 325 The bird called coulterneb at the Farn Islands.
1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) IV. 282 The Sea-fowl, called Coulternebs, are very numerous here.
1865 P. H. Gosse Land & Sea (1874) 30 These are known by the fishermen as sea parrots or coulternebs but are more generally designated in books as puffins.
1881 Standard 2 Mar. 5 It [the Act] includes the coulterneb, etc.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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