2. (noun)shoveler a riverduck (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 darkgreen. Called also broadbill, spoonbill, shovelbill, and maidenduck. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck (S. rhynchotis), is a similar species
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