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Definition of Scaphir

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Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus
Shovelnose Shov"el*nose`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (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.

Meaning of Scaphir from wikipedia

- etymology of the word Scaphirhynchus is derived from two Gr**** words, scaphir translating to “boat”, while rhynchus being “snout”. The word rhynchus...