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BUCEPHELA ALBEOLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
Synonyms:
Bucephela albeola; bufflehead; butterball; dipper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Bucephela albeola" is a kind of...):
duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
Holonyms ("Bucephela albeola" is a member of...):
Bucephala; genus Bucephala (buffleheads and goldeneyes)