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[syn: canvasback, canvasback duck, Aythya valisineria]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Canvasback \Can"vas*back`\, n. (Zool.)
A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the
delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn;
particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named
from the markings of the plumage on its back.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
canvasback
n 1: North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn:
canvasback, canvasback duck, Aythya valisineria]