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.

Example Sentences

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shortnose

Three gar species are native to Kansas, the longnose, shortnose and spotted gar.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021

The shortnose sturgeon also shows signs of bouncing back.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2019

Three live in Pennsylvania: the threatened Atlantic sturgeon and the endangered shortnose and lake sturgeon, one of only three species that spends its entire life in fresh water.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 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 Deacon, James E.