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Meaning of term canvasback

Canvasback (n.) 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.

 

Source: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~ralph/OPTED/v003/wb1913_c.html

Author : OPTED is a public domain English word list dictionary, based on the public domain portion of "The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary" which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

 

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