Home › Words › B › buffleheadbufflehead/ˈbʌfəlhɛd/bufflehead means A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.bufflehead is pronounced /ˈbʌfəlhɛd/.EtymologyCompound of buffle (“buffalo”) + head, so called for its large head.nounA duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.e.g.“What makes you stare so, bufflehead?” — 1694, unknown translation, PlautusDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.buffle 67% match — A buffalo. vs bufflehead →goldeneye 67% match — Any of several seaducks, of the genus Bucephala, having black and white plumage. vs bufflehead →bluebill 64% match — Any of the genus Aythya of scaups. vs bufflehead →whistlewing 63% match — The common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula vs bufflehead →wigeon 59% match — Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks. vs bufflehead →eiderduck 58% match — An eider. vs bufflehead →rattlewings 58% match — The goldeneye (duck) vs bufflehead →oldsquaw 58% match — The long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck: Clangula hyemalis. vs bufflehead →