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shoveler
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shoveler, n. [Also shoveller.].
- One who, or that which, shovels. [1913 Webster]
- 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 alsobroadbill ,spoonbill ,shovelbill , andmaiden duck . The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck (S. rhynchotis ), is a similar species. [1913 Webster]
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