shovelnose
[ shuhv-uh l-nohz ]
/ ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊz /
noun
any of various animals with a shovellike snout or head, as a guitarfish, Rhinobatos productus, of California.
Words nearby shovelnose
shovel-nosed,
shovelboard,
shoveler,
shovelful,
shovelhead,
shovelnose,
shovelnose sturgeon,
show,
show and tell,
show bag,
show bill
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