Spatula

See also: spatula

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin spatula (“spoon”). Named by Friedrich Boie in 1822, and resurrected pursuant to molecular phylogenetic results.

Proper noun

Spatula f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the shovelers, the garganey, and some teals.

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