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shovelnosed

shovelnosed is the alternative spelling of shovel-nosed.

Meaning of shovel-nosed

Adjective

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

  1. Having a flattened beak or snout.

Forms of shovelnosed

comparativemore shovelnosed
superlativemost shovelnosed

Questions about shovelnosed

What is shovelnosed the alternative spelling of?
Shovelnosed is the alternative spelling of shovel-nosed.

Words near shovelnosed in the dictionary

  1. shovelnose
  2. shovelnose frog
  3. shovelnose frogs
  4. shovelnose guitarfish
  5. shovelnose guitarfishes
  6. shovelnosed
  7. shovelnoses
  8. shovelomics
  9. shovels
  10. shovels out
  11. shovels up

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