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Webster 1913 Edition


Shovel-nosed

Shov′el-nosedˊ

,
Adj.
(Zool.)
Having a broad, flat nose;
as, the
shovel-nosed
duck, or shoveler
.

Definition 2024


shovel-nosed

shovel-nosed

See also: shovelnosed

English

Adjective

shovel-nosed (comparative more shovel-nosed, superlative most shovel-nosed)

  1. Having a flattened beak or snout.