shovelnose sturgeon
noun
a small sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus, of the Mississippi River, having a broad, flat snout.
Origin of shovelnose sturgeon
1First recorded in 1880–85
- Also called hackleback.
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How to use shovelnose sturgeon in a sentence
shovelnose sturgeon were found only in the lower portion of the Big Blue River.
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas | W. L. Minckley
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