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• noun (Context 1)
A large species of diving duck (Aythya valisineria) native to North America, characterized in the male by a distinctive sloping profile, a reddish-chestnut head, and a pale grayish-white back that resembles canvas.
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"The wildlife photographer waited in the cold marsh blind for hours just to capture a shot of a male duck diving for wild celery."
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duck
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Canvasback. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/canvasback