| Pronunciation: | | 'buful`hed
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage |
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BUFFLEHEAD is a 10 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | Bucephela albeola, butterball, dipper |
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| | See Also: | | Bucephala, duck, genus Bucephala |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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