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shovelnose

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shov⋅el⋅nose

  [shuhv-uhl-nohz]
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–noun
1. any of various animals with a shovellike snout or head, as a guitarfish, Rhinobatos productus, of California.
2. shovelnose sturgeon.
Origin:
1700–10, Americanism; shovel + nose
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shov·el·nose   (shŭv'əl-nōz')   
n.  A sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus) of the Mississippi River, having a broad flat snout. Also called hackleback, shovel-nosed sturgeon.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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