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Definition of Genus Bucephala
1. Noun. Buffleheads and goldeneyes.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Anatidae, Family Anatidae
Member holonyms: Bucephela Albeola, Bufflehead, Butterball, Dipper, Bucephela Clangula, Goldeneye, Whistler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Bucephala
Literary usage of Genus Bucephala
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Bucephala has the bill shorter than the head, and the tail with sixteen
feathers. The Golden-Eye, or Whistle-Wing, B. americana, Baird, ..."
2. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"The genus Bucephala has the bill shorter than the head, and the tail with sixteen
feathers. The Golden-Eye, or Whistle-Wing, B. americana, Baird, ..."
3. Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Indiana, Made During the Year by Indiana Geological Survey, Geological Survey, Indiana State Geologist, Indiana, State Geologist (1869)
"genus Bucephala. Bucephala Americana.—Golden Eye. Quite common in spring.
Bucephala albeola—Butter Ball. Quite numerous through the fall and winter. ..."
4. Annual Report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture by Indiana State Board of Agriculture (1869)
"genus Bucephala. Bucephala Americana.—Golden Eye. Quite common in spring.
Bucephala albeola—Butter Ball. Quite numerous through the fall and winter. ..."
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