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Webster 1913 Edition
Shovelnose
Shov′el-noseˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
(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
. Definition 2024
shovelnose
shovelnose
English
Noun
shovelnose (plural shovelnoses)
- The common sand shark.
- A small California shark (Heptranchias maculatus).
- A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus corinus).
- A ganoid fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
- A type of Native American canoe.
- A type of streamlined railway locomotive.