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noun
Various species that have a white back, including:
A wild duck, the canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Various species that have a white back, including:
The white-backed duck. (Thalassornis leuconotus)
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Various species that have a white back, including:
The white-backed griffon vulture (Gyps africanus)
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Various species that have a white back, including:
A Lithuanian breed of cattle, (Lietuvos baltnugariai galvijai)
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A type of paperboard used in packaging that has a smooth white surface on one side and a brown or unbleached surface on the other side.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A type of denim that is indigo on one side, and pale on the back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, uncountable
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noun
A white immigrant, especially one moving to or from the United States.
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Usage: countable, humorous, uncountable
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History
From white + back.
Blend of white + wetback.
