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Bufflehead

Bufflehead Meaning & Definition
Bufflehead Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bufflehead?

[n] small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bufflehead: Bucephela albeola | butterball | dipper

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See Also | Bucephala | duck | genus Bucephala

Bufflehead In Webster's Dictionary

\Buf"fle*head`\, n. [Buffle + head.] 1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs.] What makes you stare so, bufflehead? --Plautus (trans. 1694). 2. (Zo["o]l.) The buffel duck. See {Buffel duck}.

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