shovelnose

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English

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Etymology

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From shovel +‎ nose.

Noun

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shovelnose (plural shovelnoses)

  1. The common sand shark.
  2. A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
  3. A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
  4. A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
  5. A type of Native American canoe.
  6. A type of streamlined railway locomotive.
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