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shovel in |
shovel-nosed |
shovelard |
shovelbill |
shovelboard |
shoveler
| shovelful
| shovelhead
| shoveller
| shovelnose
| shovelnose catfish
shoveler
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shoveler has 2 senses
- shoveler(n = noun.person) shoveller - a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" is a kind of worker
- shoveler(n = noun.animal) anas clypeata, broadbill, shoveller - freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill; Array is a kind of duck
Derived form verb shovel1
is a member of anas, genus anas
CIDE DICTIONARY
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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