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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  They  were  more  ruddy  in  body  than  rubies.  --Lam.  iv 
  7. 
 
  2.  Of  a  lively  flesh  color,  or  the  color  of  the  human  skin  in 
  high  health;  as  ruddy  cheeks  or  lips.  --Dryden. 
 
  {Ruddy  duck}  (Zo["o]l.),  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}  (Zo["o]l.)  the  sanderling. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Shoveler  \Shov"el*er\,  n.  [Also  shoveller.] 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  shovels. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spoonbill  \Spoon"bill`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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. 
 
  Note:  The  roseate  spoonbill  of  America  ({Ajaja  ajaja}),  and 
  the  European  spoonbill  ({Platalea  leucorodia})  are  the 
  best  known  The  royal  spoonbill  ({P.  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. 
  b  The  shoveler.  See  {Shoveler},  2. 
  c  The  ruddy  duck.  See  under  {Ruddy}. 
  d  The  paddlefish. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spoonbill 
  n  :  wading  birds  having  a  long  flat  bill  with  a  tip  like  a 
  spoon




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