bufflehead

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bufflehead
    n 1: small North American diving duck; males have bushy head
         plumage [syn: {bufflehead}, {butterball}, {dipper},
         {Bucephela albeola}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Buffel duck \Buf"fel duck\ (b[u^]f"f[e^]l d[u^]k`). [See
   {Buffalo}.] (Zool.)
   A small duck ({Charitonetta albeola}); the spirit duck, or
   butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous
   elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also
   {bufflehead}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bufflehead \Buf"fle*head`\, n. [Buffle + head.]
   1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs.]
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            What makes you stare so, bufflehead?  --Plautus
                                                  (trans. 1694).
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   2. (Zool.) The buffel duck. See {Buffel duck}.
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