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spoonbill
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spoonbill
(gcide) | 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
(gcide) | 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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spoonbill
(gcide) | 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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spoonbill
(wn) | spoonbill
n 1: wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a
spoon |
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common spoonbill
(encz) | common spoonbill, n: |
roseate spoonbill
(encz) | roseate spoonbill, n: |
spoonbill catfish
(encz) | spoonbill catfish, n: |
Spoonbill
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]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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spoonbill sturgeon
(gcide) | Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool)
A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers
of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped
snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and {spoonbill
sturgeon}.
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Spoon-billed
(gcide) | Spoon-billed \Spoon"-billed`\ (-b[i^]ld`), a. (Zool.)
Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end.
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Spoonbilled widgeon
(gcide) | Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (Anas Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
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Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
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common spoonbill
(wn) | common spoonbill
n 1: pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and
northeastern Africa [syn: common spoonbill, {Platalea
leucorodia}] |
roseate spoonbill
(wn) | roseate spoonbill
n 1: tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill [syn: {roseate
spoonbill}, Ajaia ajaja] |
spoonbill catfish
(wn) | spoonbill catfish
n 1: large catfish of central United States having a flattened
head and projecting jaw [syn: flathead catfish, mudcat,
goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish,
Pylodictus olivaris] |
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