Defn: 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 (S. rhynchotis), is a similar species.
SHOVELFUL
Shov"el*ful, n.; pl. Shovelfuls (.
Defn: As much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel.
SHOVELHEAD
Shov"el*head`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A shark (Sphryna tiburio) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; — called also bonnet shark.
SHOVELNOSE Shov"el*nose`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The common sand shark. See under Snad. (b) A small California shark (Heptranchias maculatus), which is taken for its oil. (c) A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus corinus). (d) A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; — called also white sturgeon.
SHOVEL-NOSED
Shov"el-nosed`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a broad, flat nose; as, the shovel-nosed duck, or shoveler.
SHOVEN
Shov"en, obs.
Defn: p. p. of Shove. Chaucer.