canvasback

can·vas·back

C0079400 (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.

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

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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canvasback - North American wild duck valued for sport and foodAythya valisineria, canvasback duckduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legsAythya, genus Aythya - canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.