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shovel-nosed

shovel-nosed adjective: having a flattened beak or snout.

Adjective

shovel-nosed (comparative more shovel-nosed, superlative most shovel-nosed)

  1. Having a flattened beak or snout.

Forms of shovel-nosed

comparativemore shovel-nosed
superlativemost shovel-nosed

Phrases with shovel-nosed

Questions about shovel-nosed

What does shovel-nosed mean?
Shovel-nosed means having a flattened beak or snout.
What part of speech is shovel-nosed?
Shovel-nosed is an adjective.

Words near shovel-nosed in the dictionary

  1. shovel test
  2. shovel tests
  3. shovel up
  4. shovel-full
  5. shovel-handed
  6. shovel-nosed
  7. shovel-nosed sturgeon
  8. shovel-ready
  9. shovelable
  10. shovelard
  11. shovelards

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