Canard is French for duck, a type of aquatic bird. Canard may also refer to: Aviation Canard (aeronautics), a small wing in front of an aircraft's main wing Aviafiber Canard 2FL, a single seat recreational aircraft of canard design Blériot V canard, an early French aircraft built by Louis Blériot in 1907, and one of the first monoplanes Voisin Canard, aircraft developed by the Voisin brothers Persons Marius Canard (1888–1982), French Orientalist and historian Nicolas-François Canard (c. 1750 – 1833), French mathematician and economist Places Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada, a group of hamlets and villages Canard River, a river in Nova Scotia, Canada Rivière-aux-Canards (River of the ducks), a village in New France (now Canada) from 1670 until 1755 Rivière aux Canards (Anticosti Island), a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec, Canada Dishonesty "Canard" is a dated term for a false, defamatory story Antisemitic canard, a false allegation defaming Jews or Judaism Lie Defamation Other Canard Pars, fictional character from the Japanese science fiction manga series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray Canard PC, a French magazine devoted to computer gaming Canard, an alternative name of a diving plane, small wings attached to the front of a submarine or an automobile See also Canardo (disambiguation) Kenard, a character in the television series The Wire Canary (disambiguation)