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Meaning of fraterculine | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Belonging to or characteristic of the genus Fratercula; pertaining to puffins.

rare

Examples

“Lastly, in 1896, Kellogg described two new species, viz. D. calwu from a variety of the Common Guillemot, and D. acutipedus from a Fraterculine host.”

“It appears that the fraterculine alcids of the Pacific all have a complete postnuptial moult and only a partial prenuptial moult as the other alcids (cf. Stejneger 1885 a, p. 45), so probably the Puffin is quite unique […].”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

fraternal fraternalistic fraternitylike fraternizable fratlike fratriarchal