'Shovelbill' definitions:
Definition of 'Shovelbill'
From: GCIDE
- Shovelbill \Shov"el*bill`\, n. (Zool.) The shoveler. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'shovelbill'
From: GCIDE
- Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
- 1. One who, or that which, shovels. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) 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 (Spatula rhynchotis), is a similar species. [1913 Webster]