shoveler : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shoveler	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for shoveler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shoveler n a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" [syn: shoveler, shoveller] freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill Synonym(s): shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, Anas clypeata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.] 1. One who, or that which, shovels. 2. (Zo[94]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.