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(kăn′vəs-băk′)n.
A North American diving duck (Aythya valisineria), having a reddish-brown head and neck and a whitish back in the male.
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canvasback
(ˈkænvəsˌbæk)n, pl -backs or -back
(Animals) a North American diving duck, Aythyra valisineria, the male of which has a white body and reddish-brown head
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can•vas•back
(ˈkæn vəsˌbæk)n., pl. -backs, (esp. collectively) -back.
a North American duck, Aythya valisineria, the male of which has a whitish back and a reddish brown head and neck.
[1775–85, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  canvasback - North American wild duck valued for sport and foodduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Aythya, genus Aythya - canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc. |
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