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canvasback
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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. [1913 Webster]
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