bufflehead

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bufflehead

/ˈbʌfəlhɛd/

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Compound of buffle (“buffalo”) + head, so called for its large head.

noun buffleheads

A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
Similar: butterbox, woolhead
obsolete One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. What makes you stare so, bufflehead?

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noun a duck in the goldeneye genus

Español	porrón coronado, pato moñudo, pato pinto, porrón albeola
日本語	姫羽白 himehajiro, ヒメハジロ
Português	pato-de-touca-branca
Français	garrot albéole, petit garrot
Deutsch	Büffelkopfente
Italiano	quattrocchi minore
Română	rață sunătoare americană
Русский	ма́лый го́голь mályj gógolʹ

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@misc{bufflehead_2026,
  title = {bufflehead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bufflehead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}