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Definition of Shovelnose

Shovelnose
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 Shovelnose from wikipedia

- Shovelnose may refer to: A type of American Indian canoe A type of streamlined railway locomotive A banjo shark This disambiguation page lists articles...
- The guitarfish, also referred to as shovelnose rays, are a family, Rhinobatidae, of rays. The guitarfish are known for an elongated body with a flattened...
- The shovelnose guitarfish (Pseudobatos productus) is a ray in the family Rhinobatidae. P. productus was first described by ichthyologist William Orville...
- The shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) is the smallest species of freshwater sturgeon native to North America. It is often called hackleback...
- The shovelnose frogs are the species of frogs in the genus, Hemisus, the only genus in the family Hemisotidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical...
- The eastern shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) is a species of guitarfish in the family Rhinobatidae of order Rhinopristiformes. The species is endemic...
- The western shovelnose snake (Sonora occipitalis) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in the United States (Arizona, California...
- The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the central...
- Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi), or Syr Darya shovelnose sturgeon, is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found...
- The dwarf sturgeon, little shovelnose sturgeon, or small Amu-Darya shovelnose sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni) is a species of fish in the family...