shovelnose
/ˈʃʌvəlˌnoʊz/
noun
- A type of fish with a long, flat snout that looks like a shovel, especially the shovelnose sturgeon or shovelnose catfish.
- We caught a small shovelnose while fishing near the sandbar.
- The shovelnose sturgeon is often found in large rivers like the Mississippi.
- The shovelnose uses its flat snout to dig for food on the river bottom.
- A type of shark with a flattened, shovel-shaped head, also called a guitarfish.
- The shovelnose guitarfish is harmless to humans.
- Divers often spot shovelnose rays resting in shallow water.
- A shovelnose shark glided over the sandy ocean floor.