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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Anatidae — thegoldeneyes .
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Alexander built a city called Bucephala in its memory.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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Bufflehead Bucephala albeolaThe bufflehead is a small diving duck that forages underwater, eating primarily aquatic plants and fish eggs.
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A number of waterfowl species including goldeneye Bucephala clangula, goosander Mergus merganser, wigeon Anas penelope, teal Anas crecca and bean goose Anser fabalis breed in the area.
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When Bucie died, Alexander built the city of Bucephala for his tomb.
The Swiftness of Life The Daily Growler 2006
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For the identification of Bucephala, Vincent A. Smith, _Early Hist. of India_ (2nd ed., 1908), pp. 65, 66 note.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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In commemoration Alexander built the city of Bucephala (Boukephala), the site of which is almost certainly to be identified with a mound on the bank of the river opposite the modern
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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One of these he named Alexandria, after himself; another Bucephala, in memory of his favorite steed; and still another Nicæa, for his victories.
General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers
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Alexander rested a month on the banks of the Hydaspes, where he celebrated his victory by games and sacrifices, and founded two towns one of which he named Nicaea, and the other Bucephala, in honour of his gallant charger Bucephalus, which is said to have died there.
A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest William Smith 1853
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Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) The common goldeneye, a black-and-white diving duck, is one of the last to migrate south in the fall.
WN.com - Articles related to Anand Sharma favours treating fisheries on a par with agriculture 2010
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Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) The common goldeneye, a black-and-white diving duck, is one of the last to migrate south in the fall.
WN.com - Articles related to Anand Sharma favours treating fisheries on a par with agriculture 2010
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