shovelnose

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noun

The common sand shark.

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Meanings

nounshovelnose (plural shovelnoses)

plural shovelnoses

  1. The common sand shark.
  2. A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
  3. A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
  4. A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
  5. A type of Native American canoe.
  6. A type of streamlined railway locomotive.

Origin

From shovel + nose.

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APA

shovelnose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelnose

MLA

“shovelnose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelnose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shovelnose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelnose.

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