| shovelnose | <zoology> The common sand shark. See 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. Synonym: white sturgeon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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