shoveler

Noun
Synonyms: shovellerbroadbillAnas clypeata

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a worker who shovels“a shoveler of coal”Synonyms: shoveller
  2. freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat billSynonyms: shovellerbroadbillAnas clypeata
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]

1.One who, or that which, shovels. [1913 Webster]

2.(Zool.) 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 (Spatula rhynchotis), is a similar species. [1913 Webster]

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