The expression is shorthand for canard wing(s), small lifting surfaces mounted in front of the main wings on certain planes.
Incidentally, many (all?) current European fighter jets have this configuration, and you may therefore occasionally see references to "Euro-canards" as a general group of European-developed fighter jets, such as Eurofighter Typhoon, SAAB Gripen and Dassault Rafale.
The picture below shows the configuration clearly on a SAAB Gripen (Image source).