Bufflehead — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæɹˈæbaʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌfəlhˌɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌfəlhˌɛd/

3 syllables Say it as /kæɹˈæbaʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dipper Bucephela albeola butterball

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Büffelkopf

kleine nordamerikanische Tauchente; Männchen haben ein buschiges Kopfgefieder

🇫🇷French

petit gardon

petit canard plongeur nord-américain; les mâles ont un plumage de tête touffu

🇪🇸Spanish

cabeza de bufón

pequeño pato buceador norteamericano; los machos tienen el plumaje de la cabeza tupido

🇳🇱Dutch

buffelkop

kleine Noord-Amerikaanse duikeend; mannetjes hebben een bossig verenkleed

🇵🇹Portuguese

cabeça-dura

pequeno pato mergulhador norte-americano; os machos têm plumagem espessa na cabeça

🇷🇺Russian

тупица

небольшая североамериканская ныряющая утка; у самцов густое оперение на голове

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बफ़लहेड

छोटा उत्तरी अमेरिकी गोताखोरी बतख; नर के सिर पर झाड़ीदार पंख होते हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

பபிள்ஹெட்

சிறிய வட அமெரிக்க டைவிங் வாத்து; ஆண்களுக்கு புதர் நிறைந்த தலை இறகுகள் இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బఫిల్ హెడ్

చిన్న ఉత్తర అమెరికా డైవింగ్ డక్; మగవారికి గుబురుగా ఉండే తల ఈకలు ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

बफलहेड

लहान उत्तर अमेरिकन डायव्हिंग बदक; पुरुषांच्या डोक्यात झुडूप पिसारा असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

બફલહેડ

નાના ઉત્તર અમેરિકન ડાઇવિંગ બતક; નરનું માથું ઝાડવું હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಫಲ್ಹೆಡ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಉತ್ತರ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದ ಡೈವಿಂಗ್ ಬಾತುಕೋಳಿ; ಗಂಡು ಬುಷ್ ತಲೆಯ ಪುಕ್ಕಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഫിൽഹെഡ്

ചെറിയ വടക്കേ അമേരിക്കൻ ഡൈവിംഗ് താറാവ്; പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് കുറ്റിച്ചെടിയുള്ള തല തൂവലുകൾ ഉണ്ട്

🇵🇰Urdu

بفل ہیڈ

چھوٹی شمالی امریکی ڈائیونگ بطخ؛ مردوں کے سر میں جھاڑی دار جھاڑی ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水牛头

小型北美潜水鸭；雄性有浓密的头部羽毛

🇰🇷Korean

멍청이

작은 북미 다이빙 오리; 수컷은 머리털이 덥수룩하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầu trâu

vịt lặn Bắc Mỹ nhỏ; con đực có bộ lông rậm rạp

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang bodoh

bebek selam kecil Amerika Utara; jantan memiliki bulu kepala yang lebat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شجاع

بطة الغوص الصغيرة في أمريكا الشمالية؛ الذكور لديهم ريش رأس كثيف

🇮🇷Persian

سر بوقلمون

اردک غواصی کوچک آمریکای شمالی؛ نرها دارای پرهای سر بوته ای هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

mankafa

küçük Kuzey Amerika dalış ördeği; erkeklerin gür kafa tüyleri vardır

🇮🇱Hebrew

ראש באפל

ברווז צלילה קטן בצפון אמריקה; לזכרים יש נוצות ראש עבות

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