shoveler
n . 使用铲子工作的人
使用铲子工作的人
shoveler n 1 :
a worker who shovels ; "
a shoveler of coal " [
synonym :
{
shoveler }, {
shoveller }]
2 :
freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill [
synonym : {
shoveler }, {
shoveller }, {
broadbill }, {
Anas clypeata }]
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 ]
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