shovelnose sturgeon

noun

a small sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus, of the Mississippi River, having a broad, flat snout.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Also called hackleback.

Origin of shovelnose sturgeon

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby shovelnose sturgeon

shovelboard, shoveler, shovelful, shovelhead, shovelnose, shovelnose sturgeon, show, show and tell, show bag, show bill, show biz
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