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can⋅vas⋅back

[kan-vuhs-bak]
–noun, plural -backs, (especially collectively) -back.
a North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, the male of which has a whitish back and a reddish-brown head and neck.

Origin:
1595–1605, Americanism; after the canvaslike color of its back
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can·vas·back   (kān'vəs-bāk')   
n.  A North American wild duck (Aythya valisineria) having a reddish-brown head and neck and a whitish back.
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