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[ shuhv-uhl-nohzd ] / ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊzd /
adjectivehaving the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel. Origin of shovel-nosedFirst recorded in 1700–10 Words nearby shovel-nosedshoveler, shovelful, shovel hat, shovelhead, shovelnose, shovel-nosed, shovelnose sturgeon, shove off, show, Showa, show and tell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shovel-nosedHis Totem was the shovel-nosed skate, but he has undergone no fusion with that animal. The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions|Carveth Read Scaphirhynchus, skaf-i-ring′kus, n. a genus of tyrant-flycatchers: the shovel-heads or shovel-nosed sturgeons. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various In addition to the steer that was slaughtered, a shovel-nosed shark was caught and jerked in like manner with the beef. The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine|Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine He was a shovel-nosed, big-finned yellow shark, weighing about five hundred pounds. Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
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