Shovelnose

noun

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
american paddlefish

Etymology

From shovel + nose.

Related phrases

native americanshovelnose frog

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