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shovelbill

shovelbill noun: a bird with a spatulate bill; the shoveler.

Noun

shovelbill (plural shovelbills)

  1. A bird with a spatulate bill; the shoveler.

Forms of shovelbill

pluralshovelbills

Origin of shovelbill

From shovel + bill.

Questions about shovelbill

What does shovelbill mean?
Shovelbill means a bird with a spatulate bill; the shoveler.
What part of speech is shovelbill?
Shovelbill is a noun.
What is the plural of shovelbill?
The plural of shovelbill is shovelbills.

Words near shovelbill in the dictionary

  1. shovel-nosed sturgeon
  2. shovel-ready
  3. shovelable
  4. shovelard
  5. shovelards
  6. shovelbill
  7. shovelbills
  8. shovelboard
  9. shovelboards
  10. shovelbum
  11. shovelbummed

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