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tufted duck

–noun
an Old World wild duck, Aythya fuligula, having a tufted head and black and white plumage.

Origin:
1760–70
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tuft·ed duck   (tŭf'tĭd)   
n.  An Old World duck (Aythya fuligula) having a short plump body and a crest on its head, the male of which has mostly black plumage.
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