Shoveler
noun
1.
a person or thing that shovels.
2.
Ornithology.
a freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere, Anas clypeata, having a broad, flat bill.
any of several related, similar ducks.
noun
1.
a duck, Anas (or Spatula) clypeata, of ponds and marshes, having a spoon-shaped bill, a blue patch on each wing, and in the male a green head, white breast, and reddish-brown body
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