shovelnose

[ shuhv-uh l-nohz ]

/ ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊz /

noun

any of various animals with a shovellike snout or head, as a guitarfish, Rhinobatos productus, of California.

Nearby words

shovel-nosed, shovelboard, shoveler, shovelful, shovelhead, shovelnose, shovelnose sturgeon, show, show and tell, show bag, show bill

Origin of shovelnose

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; shovel + nose

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Examples from the Web for shovelnose

Shovelnose sturgeon were found only in the lower portion of the Big Blue River.
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas|W. L. Minckley

British Dictionary definitions for shovelnose

shovelnose

/ (ˈʃʌvəlˌnəʊz) /

noun

an American freshwater sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, having a broad shovel-like snout

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