spoonbill
    n 1: wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a
         spoon

Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
   1. One who, or that which, shovels.
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   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.
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Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
      (a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the
          genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in
          which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened
          at the tip.
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   Note: The roseate spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and
         the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the
         best known. The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) of
         Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes
         naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a
         fine crest.
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      (b) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2.
      (c) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.
      (d) The paddlefish.
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Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] [AS.
   rudig. See Rud, n.]
   1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
      flame. --Milton.
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            They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
                                                  7.
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   2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
      high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
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   Ruddy duck (Zool.), an American duck (Erismatura rubida)
      having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of
      stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red
      on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
      head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The
      female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish
      on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird,
      dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail,
      hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
      

   Ruddy plover (Zool.) the sanderling.
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