buffel-duck
Buf"fel duck. Etym: [See Buffalo.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead.
Buf"fel duck. Etym: [See Buffalo.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead.