bufflehead

[ buhf-uh l-hed ]
/ ˈbʌf əlˌhɛd /

noun

a small North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the male of which has bushy head plumage.

Origin of bufflehead

1855–60, Americanism; buffle (see buff1) + head

OTHER WORDS FROM bufflehead

buf·fle·head·ed, adjective

Words nearby bufflehead

buffer zone, buffet, buffet car, buffeting, buffett, bufflehead, buffo, buffon, buffoon, buffs, buffy

Example sentences from the Web for bufflehead

  • There is one bufflehead among them—no, two; the rest are coots,' I replied.

    In Search of the Unknown |Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for bufflehead

bufflehead
/ (ˈbʌfəlˌhɛd) /

noun

a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta) albeola : the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head Also called: butterball

Word Origin for bufflehead

C17 buffle from obsolete buffle wild ox (see buff 1), referring to the duck's head