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Definition of Shovelnose

1. n. The common sand shark. See under Snad.

Definition of Shovelnose

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Medical Definition of Shovelnose

1. 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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Literary usage of Shovelnose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"SSA, AND RICHARDSON, RK ita a new shovelnose Sturgeon from the Mississippi River. Bull. Jll. State Lab. \t'. Hist., vol. 7, pp. 37-44, pis. 4-7.— FREDERICQ. ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1836)
"... and had left the Circuit; And as for Shark's friend, shovelnose, We long had dcem'd him meat for ..."

3. The Pleader's Guide: A Didactic Poem, Containing the Conduct of a Suit at by John Anstey, James Lambert High (1870)
"... and had left the circuit, And as for Shark's friend shovelnose, We long had deem'd him meat for crows; I scorn'd in this dull scene to tarry, ..."

4. A Report on Barracks and Hospitals, with Descriptions of Military Posts by John Shaw Billings (1870)
"In the Missouri River may be found catfish, perch, shovelnose, and sturgeon. The average temperature is about 43° F. Extremes 103° F. and —30° F. ..."

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