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shovelnose sturgeon

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of shovelnose sturgeon

First recorded in 1880–85

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He said he saw large catfish dead, as well as shovelnose sturgeon.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2024

Six feet in this state equals four trout, two shovelnose sturgeon, one paddlefish or a fishing rod.

From New York Times May 1, 2020

These, in order of abundance were: channel catfish; carp; freshwater drum; flathead catfish; shovelnose sturgeon; smallmouth buffalo; and river carpsucker.

From Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas by Minckley, W. L.

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