Puffin (disambiguation) explained

Puffins are stocky black-and-white pelagic seabirds in the genus Fratercula, covering some types of auk.

Puffin or Puffins may also refer to

Aircraft and missiles

• HMPAC Puffin, man-powered aircraft
• NASA Puffin, proposed single-seat proprotor.
• Parnall Puffin, experimental amphibious fighter-reconnaissance biplane.
• AUM-N-6 Puffin, an experimental American torpedo-carrying missile

Ships

• , a lightvessel assigned to the Daunt Rock station from 1887-1896
• , a Kingfisher-class sloop active 1936 to 1945
• , a coastal minesweeper active 1941 to 1944

Books and television

• Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Books specialising in children's literature
• Puffin Rock, a children's TV series from Northern Ireland
• Puffins (TV series), an animated television series
• Puffin's Pla(i)ce, a series for children, shown on Channel Television from 1963 to 2013.

Other uses

• Oscar Puffin, official mascot of Channel Television and star of Puffin's Pla(i)ce.
• Puffin (currency), an unofficial unit of currency issued on Lundy
• Puffin Browser, a web browser for various computing platforms
• Puffin crossing, a road safety feature
• Puffin dog, a small dog breed of the Spitz type that originates from Norway
• Puffin Island (disambiguation)
• Puffin, a fictional character in The Swan Princess film series
• some of the butterflies in the genus Appias

See also

• Puffin's Club, a private members' luncheon club established in the 1960s
• Puffinus, a genus of seabirds, covering some types of shearwaters