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bufflehead
[ buhf-uhl-hed ]
noun
- a small North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the male of which has bushy head plumage.
bufflehead
/ ˈbʌfəlˌhɛd /
noun
- a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta ) albeola : the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head Also calledbutterball
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Other Words From
- buffle·headed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bufflehead1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bufflehead1
C17 buffle from obsolete buffle wild ox (see buff 1), referring to the duck's head
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Example Sentences
You tip this ol' bufflehead into sea,' you said, 'an' gormed if I don't give 'ee a gould savrin.'
From Project Gutenberg
There is one bufflehead among them—no, two; the rest are coots,' I replied.
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