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Definition of Anas clypeata
1. Noun. Freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill.
Exact synonyms: Broadbill, Shoveler, Shoveller
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Anas, Genus Anas
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Anas, Genus Anas
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anas Clypeata
Literary usage of Anas clypeata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1863)
"Dr John Alexander Smith exhibited Specimens of the Stoat (Mustela erminea); the
Ruff (Tringa pugnax); the Shoveller (Anas clypeata); and the Young of the ..."
2. A Catalogue of the Ashmolean Museum by Ashmolean museum, Philip Bury Duncan (1836)
"Anas clypeata, Linn.—The Shoveler, m.—Britain and Europe. [JS Duncan. 79. Rhyn.
clypeata.—The same, f. [JSD 80. Rhyn. clypeata.—The same. [Mr. King, Oxford. ..."
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