shortnose

American  

[shawrt-nohz] / ˈʃɔrtˌnoʊz /

Or short-nose

adjective

1. relating to or being a creature, especially a fish, that has a relatively short snout, such as the shortnose sturgeon, gar, or sucker.

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noun

1. a creature, especially a fish, having a relatively short snout, such as the shortnose sturgeon, gar, or sucker.

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shortnose

They included $100 million to install large machines that inject extra oxygen into the river to ensure endangered shortnose sturgeon and other species can breathe.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

Another $100 million went to installing large machines that inject extra oxygen into the river to help blue crabs, striped bass and endangered shortnose sturgeon breathe.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

About 1,000 shortnose sturgeon live in the Penobscot during winter, and 20 of them are tagged, Zydlewski said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2015

The shortnose grows to four feet, the Atlantic to 12.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2014

The shortnose gar is common in the Kansas River but seems less inclined than the longnose gar to ascend small streams.

From Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas by James E. Deacon

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