ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
also canvasback duck
Etymology: so called from its color
: a No. American wild duck ( Aythya valisineria ) formerly abundant in Chesapeake Bay and somewhat resembling the redhead in plumage but differing in the longer deeper bill and in the duller reddish brown head of the male which has the back finely vermiculated with gray and white