= bufflehead, n. 2. Also buffel's head duck. Obsolete. U.S.
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Bucephala > bucephala albeola (bufflehead) (7) buffel duck1732 = bufflehead, n. 2. Also buffel's head duck. Obsolete. U.S. spirit duck1785 the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola, a North American diving duck which can submerge quickly and reappear a distance away (cf. sense 11c)… butterbox1806 U.S. The bufflehead duck, Bucephala albeola, which acquires a layer of fat in the autumn. Now rare. butterballa1813 U.S. The bufflehead duck, Bucephala albeola, which acquires a layer of fat in the autumn. marionette1838 U.S. regional. The bufflehead (duck), Bucephala albeola. bufflehead1858 A North American duck (Bucephala albeola), the head of which appears to be disproportionately large. U.S. Cf. buffle-headed, adj. 3 and buffle, n. 1. Scotchman1888 U.S. regional. The bufflehead (duck), Bucephala albeola. Now rare. Cf. Scotch dipper n. Scotch teal n. at Scotch, adj. n.3compounds 4. |
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