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单词 shovelnose
释义

shovelnose

[ shuhv-uhl-nohz ]
/ ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊz /

noun

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

Origin of shovelnose

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

Words nearby shovelnose

shovelboard, shoveler, shovelful, shovel hat, shovelhead, shovelnose, shovel-nosed, shovelnose sturgeon, shove off, show, Showa
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Example sentences 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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