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Definition of Canvasback
1. Noun. North American wild duck valued for sport and food.
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Aythya, Genus Aythya
Definition of Canvasback
1. 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.
Definition of Canvasback
1. Noun. A North American wild duck, ''Aythya valisineria'', popular as a game bird. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Canvasback
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Canvasback
Literary usage of Canvasback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds that Hunt and are Hunted: Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"Their call note is a sort of hiss, suggesting their ancestors, the reptiles, on
the one hand, and their immediate kin, the geese, on the other. canvasback ..."
2. The Huntsman in the South by Alexander Hunter (1908)
"CHAPTER XIII canvasback SHOOTING AT THE RAGGED ISLANDS WHEN a sportsman fails to
find good shooting at one place, the only thing for him to do is to try ..."
3. Tales of Duck and Goose Shooting: Being Duck and Goose Hunting Narratives by John Baptiste de Macklot Thompson (1916)
"In sharp November, from afar, From Northern river, stream, and lake, The flocks
of noble canvasback Their migratory journey make. ..."
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