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shovel-nosed

[ shuhv-uhl-nohzd ]

/ ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊzd /

adjective

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

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of shovel-nosed

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby shovel-nosed

shoveler, shovelful, shovel hat, shovelhead, shovelnose, shovel-nosed, shovelnose sturgeon, shove off, show, Showa, show and tell

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Example sentences from the Web for shovel-nosed

His Totem was the shovel-nosed skate, but he has undergone no fusion with that animal.
The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions|Carveth Read
Scaphirhynchus, skaf-i-ring′kus, n. a genus of tyrant-flycatchers: the shovel-heads or shovel-nosed sturgeons.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
In addition to the steer that was slaughtered, a shovel-nosed shark was caught and jerked in like manner with the beef.
The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine|Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine
He was a shovel-nosed, big-finned yellow shark, weighing about five hundred pounds.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

Of the former one species is Chinese, and the other is the shovel-nosed spoonbill or paddlefish of the lower Mississippi River.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll

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