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shovelnose

[ shuhv-uhl-nohz ]

noun

  1. any of various animals with a shovellike snout or head, as a guitarfish, Rhinobatos productus, of California.


shovelnose

/ ˈʃʌəˌəʊ /

noun

  1. an American freshwater sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, having a broad shovel-like snout
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of shovelnose1

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; shovel + nose
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He said he saw large catfish dead, as well as shovelnose sturgeon.

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But smaller sea creatures, including shovelnose guitarfish, bat rays and horn sharks, live in Southern California’s estuaries and lagoons, swim just off its coastal beaches and feed along the now-tainted shoreline off Orange County.

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Larger mammals such as dolphins and whales can swim away in the short term, search for new habitat, but smaller sea creatures including shovelnose guitar fish, bat rays and horn sharks live in Southern California’s estuaries and lagoons, swim just off its coastal beaches and feed along the now-tainted shoreline off of Orange County.

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Six feet in this state equals four trout, two shovelnose sturgeon, one paddlefish or a fishing rod.

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And in late December a shovelnose shark bit a man in shallow waters at North West Island.

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