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shovelfish

shovelfish noun: synonym of paddlefish (broad sense).

Noun

shovelfish (plural shovelfish)

  1. Synonym of paddlefish (broad sense).
    Synonyms:
    paddlefish
    1. Synonym of paddlefish (American sense).

Synonyms of shovelfish

Forms of shovelfish

pluralshovelfish

Origin of shovelfish

From shovel + fish, from the shape of its snout.

Questions about shovelfish

What does shovelfish mean?
Shovelfish means synonym of paddlefish (broad sense).
What part of speech is shovelfish?
Shovelfish is a noun.
What is the plural of shovelfish?
The plural of shovelfish is shovelfish.

Words near shovelfish in the dictionary

  1. shoveled
  2. shoveled out
  3. shoveled up
  4. shoveler
  5. shovelers
  6. shovelfish
  7. shovelful
  8. shovelfuls
  9. shovelhead
  10. shovelheads
  11. shoveling

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