shoveler (redirected from shovelers)

shov·el·er also shov·el·ler  (shv-lr, shvlr)

n.

1. One that shovels: a shoveler of snow; a fast shoveler.

2. A widely distributed duck (Anas clypeata) that lives chiefly in marshes and has a long broad bill fringed with bristles, which it uses to strain food from mud and water.

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shoveler [ˈʃʌvələ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shoveler - a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" shoveller worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
	2.	shoveler - freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill Anas clypeata, shoveller, broadbill duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Anas, genus Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks

Translations

shoveler [ˈʃʌvləʳ] N

1. (Orn) → espátula f común, pato m cuchareta

2. (= tool) → paleador m

shoveler

n (Orn) → Löffelente f

shoveler [ˈʃʌvləʳ] n (Zool) → mestolone m

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shoveler [ˈʃʌvləʳ] n (Zool) → mestolone m