Found 2 items, similar to canvasback.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: canvasback
canvasback
n : North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn:
canvasback duck
,
Aythya valisineria]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Canvasback
Canvasback
\Can"vas*back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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]