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Meaning of BUFFLEHEAD

Pronunciation:  'buful`hed

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 Definition: [n]  small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
 
 Synonyms: Bucephela albeola, butterball, dipper
 
 See Also: Bucephala, duck, genus Bucephala

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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