Definitions for: Bufflehead

[n] small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

Webster (1913) Definition: Buf"fle*head`, n. [Buffle + head.]
1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs.]

What makes you stare so, bufflehead? --Plautus
(trans. 1694).

2. (Zo["o]l.) The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.

Synonyms: Bucephela albeola, butterball, dipper

See Also: Bucephala, duck, genus Bucephala