shortnose

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adjective

Having a short nose.

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Meanings

adjectiveshortnose (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a short nose.

    Most of them — both Atlantic sturgeons and the smaller shortnose sturgeons, also endangered but more plentiful — have been found dead along the shore, with injuries like long gashes and severed heads, suggesting impacts from boat propellers.

    2015 July 21, Lisa W. Foderaro, “Group Petitions to Save a Prehistoric Fish From Modern Construction”, in New York Times
nounshortnose (plural shortnoses)

plural shortnoses

  1. Any individual of the organisms listed above

Origin

From short + nose.

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Cite this entry
APA

shortnose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortnose

MLA

“shortnose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortnose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shortnose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortnose.

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