canvasback Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun North American wild duck valued for sport and food
    Aythya valisineria; canvasback duck.

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Can"vas*back` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913