英语词汇“bufflehead”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bufflehead

/ˈbʌf(ə)lhɛd

noun

A small North American diving duck related to the goldeneye, with a large puffy head. The male has white plumage with a black back.

Bucephala albeola, family Anatidae.

Neophytes at duck identification often confuse a bufflehead with a male hooded merganser when the latter's crest is raised showing a large patch of white feathers....

And wigeon and scaup, teal and shovelers, buffleheads and a few mottled ducks.
The sea ducks - common golden-eyes and buffleheads - are up in central Alaska.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'simpleton'): from obsolete buffle 'buffalo' + head. The current sense (mid 18th century) may be an independent formation because of the duck's large square-shaped head.

单词	bufflehead
释义	bufflehead /ˈbʌf(ə)lhɛd / noun A small North American diving duck related to the goldeneye, with a large puffy head. The male has white plumage with a black back. Bucephala albeola, family Anatidae. Neophytes at duck identification often confuse a bufflehead with a male hooded merganser when the latter's crest is raised showing a large patch of white feathers.... And wigeon and scaup, teal and shovelers, buffleheads and a few mottled ducks. The sea ducks - common golden-eyes and buffleheads - are up in central Alaska. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'simpleton'): from obsolete buffle 'buffalo' + head. The current sense (mid 18th century) may be an independent formation because of the duck's large square-shaped head.
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