fraterculine

English

Etymology

From Fratercula +‎ -ine.

Adjective

fraterculine (comparative more fraterculine, superlative most fraterculine)

1. (rare) Belonging to or characteristic of the genus Fratercula; pertaining to puffins.
   • 1912, Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh, volume 19, page 151:

     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.

   • 1946, Handlingar, page 122:

     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 […].