northern shoveler

Variant of shoveler

shoveler definition

shov·eler or shoveller shov′·el·ler (s̸huv′əl ər, s̸huv′lər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that shovels
  2. a freshwater duck (Anas clypeata) with a very long, broad, flattened bill, living in the Northern Hemisphere mainly in marshes
    also called northern shoveler

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