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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shovelbill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shov-el-bill
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird with a spatulate bill; the shoveler.

Etymology

From shovel + bill.

Inflected Forms

shovelbills (plural)

Questions

What does shovelbill mean?
A bird with a spatulate bill; the shoveler.
Where does shovelbill come from?
From shovel + bill.

How to pronounce shovelbill

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