dictionary help| shovelard --> shoveler | medical dictionary |
1. One who, or that which, shovels.
2. <zoology> 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.
Origin: Also shoveller.
(01 Mar 1998)
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