buf·fle·head (b f  l-h d )n. A small North American diving duck (Bucephala albeola) having black and white plumage and a densely feathered, rounded head. Also called butterball. [Obsolete buffle, buffalo (from French, from Late Latin b  falus; see buffalo) + head.] |
bufflehead [ˈbʌfəlˌhɛd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta) albeola: the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head Also called butterball
[C17 buffle from obsolete buffle wild ox (see buff1), referring to the duck's head]
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| Noun | 1. |  bufflehead - small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumageduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Bucephala, genus Bucephala - buffleheads and goldeneyes |
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