Bufflehead

//ˈbʌfəlhɛd// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
  2. 2
    small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage wordnet
  3. 3
    One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. obsolete

    "What makes you stare so, bufflehead?"

Synonyms

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addlepateairheadbeefheadblockheadblunderheadbonehead

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"What makes you stare so, bufflehead?"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

bucephala albeola

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