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shoveler |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.] 1. One who or that which shovels. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill}, {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar species. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shoveler n : freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill [syn: {broadbill}, {Anas clypeata}]
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