BUFFLEHEAD

Meaning of BUFFLEHEAD in English

[ 'bʌf(ə)lhɛd ]

■ noun a small diving duck related to the goldeneye, with a large puffy head. [ Bucephala albeola .]

Origin

C17 (in the sense 'simpleton'): from obs. buffle 'buffalo' + head .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BUFFLEHEAD — noun Etymology: archaic English buffle buffalo + English head Date: 1731 a small North American diving duck ( Bucephala albeola …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUFFLEHEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. now dialect : blockhead , fool 2. also buf·fel·head “ : a small No. American diving duck …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUFFLEHEAD — (n.) The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.
Английский словарь Webster
BUFFLEHEAD — (n.) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
Английский словарь Webster
BUFFLEHEAD — ( n. ) The buffel duck. See Buffel duck.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFFLEHEAD — ( n. ) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFFLEHEAD — — buffleheaded , adj. /buf"euhl hed'/ , n. a small North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the male of which has …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFFLEHEAD — n. buffel duck, small diving duck native to North America with black and white plumage; (Slang) stupid guy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUFFLEHEAD — noun Etymology: archaic English buffle buffalo + English head Date: 1731 : a small North American diving duck ( Bucephala …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUFFLEHEAD — noun the buffel duck. ·see buffel duck. 2. bufflehead ·noun one who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
Webster English vocab
BUFFLEHEAD — [buf.fle.head] n [archaic E buffle buffalo + E head] (1731): a small No. American diving duck (Bucephala albeola)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUFFLEHEAD — (Bucephala albeola), small, rapid-flying duck of the family Anatidae, which breeds in woodland ponds and bogs from Alaska and northern …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUFFLEHEAD — bufflehead BrE AmE ˈbʌf ə l hed ▷ bufflehead|ed ɪd əd ▷ bufflehead|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUFFLEHEAD — n. a duck, Bucephala albeola, native to N. America, with a head that appears over-large. [obs. buffle buffalo + HEAD]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUFFLEHEAD — n. a duck, Bucephala albeola, native to n. America, with a head that appears over-large. [ obs. buffle buffalo + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUFFLEHEAD — n. a duck, Bucephala albeola, native to N. America, with a head that appears over-large. Etymology: obs. buffle buffalo + …
Oxford English vocab
BUFFLEHEAD — n. Function: noun Synonyms: DUNCE , blockhead, bonehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, dunderhead, fathead, knucklehead, muttonhead, numskull
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUFFLEHEAD — noun Synonyms: dunce , blockhead, bonehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, dunderhead, fathead, knucklehead, muttonhead, numskull
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUFFLEHEAD — болван, тупица (зоология) гоголь американский (Bucephala albeola)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUFFLEHEAD — n 1. болван, тупица 2. зоол. гоголь американский ( Bucephala albeola )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUFFLEHEAD — (n) американский гоголь; болван; тупица
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BUFFLEHEAD — n 1. болван, тупица 2. зоол. гоголь американский ( Bucephala albeola )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BUFFLEHEAD — n 1. болван, тупица 2. зоол. гоголь американский ( Bucephala albeola )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BUFFLEHEAD — орнит. малый гоголь (Bucephala albeola)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BUFFLEHEAD — орнит. малый гоголь ( Bucephala albeola )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BUFFLEHEAD — болван, тупица (зоология) гоголь американский (Bucephala albeola)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUFFLEHEAD — n. Pronunciation: ' b ə -f ə l- ˌ hed Function: noun Etymology: archaic English buffle buffalo + English head …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIVING DUCK — noun Date: 1813 any of various ducks (as a bufflehead) that frequent deep waters and obtain their food by diving
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUTTERBALL — noun Date: 1813 bufflehead , a chubby person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIVING DUCK — Any duck that obtains its food by diving to the bottom in deep water rather than by dabbling in shallows …
Английский словарь Британика
DOPPER — I. ˈdäpə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from doppen to dop, dive + -er — more at dop …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAPPER — I. ˈdapə(r) adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English dapyr, from Middle Dutch dapper quick, agile, energetic, strong; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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