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bufflehead

[ buhf-uhl-hed ]

noun

  1. a small North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the male of which has bushy head plumage.


bufflehead

/ ˈbʌfəlˌhɛd /

noun

  1. a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta ) albeola : the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head Also calledbutterball
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • buffle·headed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bufflehead1

1855–60, Americanism; buffle ( buff 1 ) + head
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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.'

There is one bufflehead among them—no, two; the rest are coots,' I replied.

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