shoveler
Syllabification: (shov·el·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHəv(ə)lər/
(chiefly British shoveller)
Definition of shoveler
noun
- 2a dabbling duck with a long broad bill.[ late Middle English (denoting a spoonbill): alteration of earlier shovelard, from shovel, perhaps influenced by mallard]
- Genus Anas, family Anatidae: four species, in particular A. clypeata of Eurasia and North America