bufflehead Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
    butterball; dipper; Bucephela albeola.

WordNet

Buf"fle*head` noun
Etymology
Buffle + head.
Definitions
  1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. Obs.
    What makes you stare so, bufflehead? Plautus (trans. 1694).
  2. (Zoöl.) The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.

Webster 1913