| 单词 | shovel-nosed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshovel-nosed shovel-nose n. a nose having the shape of and fulfilling the functions of a shovel; also attributive in the names of certain animals and fishes having this characteristic; hence shovel-nosed adj., also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having a snout > having a shovel-like nose shovel-nose1707 1707 W. Funnell Voy. round World v. 120 The Shovel-nos'd-Shark. 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 153 One being called a Bottle-Nosed Whale, the other a Shovel-Nose. 1768 Solander Let. to J. Ellis in Ann. Reg. 1769 (1770) App. 188/2 Shovel nose sharks. 1837 J. F. Cooper England (ed. 2) I. 185 A shovel-nosed hat and a wig. 1882 D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. Amer. 88 Shovel-nose Sturgeon. 1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 180 The shark..running its shovel nose into the sand. < as lemmas |
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