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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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