shortnose
shortnose adjective: having a short nose.
Adjective
shortnose (not comparable)
- Having a short nose.
- Most of them — both Atlantic sturgeons and the smaller shortnose sturgeons, also endangered but more plentiful — have been found dead along the shore, with injuries like long gashes and severed heads, suggesting impacts from boat propellers.2015 July 21, Lisa W. Foderaro, “Group Petitions to Save a Prehistoric Fish From Modern Construction”, in New York Times
Noun
shortnose (plural shortnoses)
- Any individual of the organisms listed above
Forms of shortnose
| plural | shortnoses |
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Origin of shortnose
From short + nose.
Words formed from shortnose
- shortnose boxfish
- shortnose cisco
- shortnose demon catshark
- shortnose gar
- shortnose greeneye
- shortnose guitarfish
- shortnose lancetfish
- shortnose sawshark
- shortnose spurdog
- shortnose sturgeon
- shortnose sucker
- shortnose velvet dogfish
- shortnose whiting
Questions about shortnose
- What does shortnose mean?
- Shortnose means having a short nose.
- What part of speech is shortnose?
- Shortnose can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near shortnose in the dictionary
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