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canvasback

/ˈkænvəsˌbæk/
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Other forms: canvasbacks

Definitions of canvasback
  1. noun
    North American wild duck valued for sport and food
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    type of:
    duck
    small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
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