SHOVELNOSE

Etymology

Noun

shovelnose (plural shovelnoses)

The common sand shark.

A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).

A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).

A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.

A type of Native American canoe.

A type of streamlined railway locomotive.

Source: Wiktionary


Shov"el*nose`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The common sand shark. See under Snad. (b) A small California shark (Heptranchias maculatus), which is taken for its oil. (c) A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus corinus). (d) A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; -- called also white sturgeon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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