shovel-nosed

American  

[shuhv-uhl-nohzd] / ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊzd /

adjective

1. having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel.

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Etymology

Origin of shovel-nosed

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

"You get a lot of reef sharks and shovel-nosed rays, things like that, and hammerheads," Daryl Roberson, who runs a business on the beach, told Australian broadcaster ABC.

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It also marks out the Mohave shovel-nosed snake as rather different from other species, which the team has observed in a nearby zoo adopting much more irregular and complicated shapes.

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"This is the Mohave shovel-nosed snake," says Perrin Schiebel as she hands me a 40cm reptile.

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And these denizens of the desert - including my new shovel-nosed friend - make it look easy.

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Ms Schiebel has "tens of thousands of frames" of high-speed video showing the shovel-nosed snake navigating the tank, both with and without obstacles.

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