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shovelnose

shovelnose noun: the common sand shark.

Noun

shovelnose (plural shovelnoses)

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

Forms of shovelnose

pluralshovelnoses

Origin of shovelnose

From shovel + nose.

Phrases with shovelnose

Questions about shovelnose

What does shovelnose mean?
Shovelnose means the common sand shark.
What part of speech is shovelnose?
Shovelnose is a noun.
What is the plural of shovelnose?
The plural of shovelnose is shovelnoses.

Words near shovelnose in the dictionary

  1. shovelmaker
  2. shovelmakers
  3. shovelmaking
  4. shovelman
  5. shovelmen
  6. shovelnose
  7. shovelnose frog
  8. shovelnose frogs
  9. shovelnose guitarfish
  10. shovelnose guitarfishes
  11. shovelnosed

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