Shoveler Definition

zhuvələr, zhuvlər
shovelers
noun
shovelers
A person or thing that shovels.
Webster's New World
A freshwater duck (Anas clypeata) with a very long, broad, flattened bill, living in the Northern Hemisphere mainly in marshes.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Shoveler

Noun

Singular:
shoveler
Plural:
shovelers

Origin of Shoveler

  • shovel +"Ž -er, in the duck's case from the shape of its bill.

    From Wiktionary

Shoveler Sentence Examples

  • Here, too, breed many species of ducks, the mallard, gadwall, baldpate, three species of teal, shoveler, pintail, hooded mergansers, and Canada geese; other ducks and geese are migrants only.

  • Vertebrate species in the Irish Vertebrate Red Data Book include whiskered bat, shoveler, pochard and brook lamprey.

  • Nettley's Hide produced WIGEON, TEAL and SHOVELER, mostly, also a few pintail.

  • Shoveler ducks have varied from 1 - 7 pairs and are winter visitors.

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