bufflehead
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buf·fle·head
(bŭf′əl-hĕd′)n.
A small North American diving duck (Bucephala albeola) having black and white plumage and a densely feathered, rounded head. Also called butterball.
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bufflehead
(ˈbʌfəlˌhɛd)n
(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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buf•fle•head
(ˈbʌf əlˌhɛd)n.
a small North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the male of which has a large head with bushy plumage.
buf′fle•head`ed, adj.
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Noun | 1. | bufflehead - small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage duck - 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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