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shovelnose

Noun

Meaning

The common sand shark. See under Snad.

A small California shark (Heptranchias maculatus), which is taken for its oil.

A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus corinus).

A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; -- called also white sturgeon.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Sixteen of these fish were chosen to become part of the Adopt-A-Fish program, four each of paddlefish, blue suckers, shovelnose sturgeon and pallid sturgeon. Source: Internet

There will be more shark encounters, but first passers-by are invited by attendants to lean over the touch pool and reach out to the horseshoe crabs, rays and a pair of young shovelnose guitarfish “with one finger, except for the eyes and tails.” Source: Internet

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