shovelnose

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shovelnose

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From shovel + nose.

noun 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.

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@misc{shovelnose_2026,
  title = {shovelnose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shovelnose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}