a small North American duck (Bucephala albeola), black on top and white underneath
Origin of bufflehead
obsolete buffle, buffalo, fool from French (see buff) + headbufflehead
buf·fle·head bufflehead
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bufflehead
noun
A small North American diving duck (Bucephala albeola) having black and white plumage and a densely feathered, rounded head. Also called butterball .
Origin of bufflehead
Obsolete buffle buffalo ( from French) ( from Late Latin būfalus ; see buffalo . ) headTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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