Bufflehead
/ˈbʌfəlhɛd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
- 2 small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage wordnet
- 3 One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. obsolete
"What makes you stare so, bufflehead?"
Example
More examples"What makes you stare so, bufflehead?"
Etymology
Compound of buffle (“buffalo”) + head, so called for its large head.