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shovelnose

shov·el·nose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuhv-uh l-nohz]
    • /ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuhv-uh l-nohz]
    • /ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊz/

Definitions of shovelnose word

  • noun shovelnose any of various animals with a shovellike snout or head, as a guitarfish, Rhinobatos productus, of California. 1
  • noun shovelnose shovelnose sturgeon. 1
  • noun shovelnose an American freshwater sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, having a broad shovel-like snout 0

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Origin of shovelnose

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1700-10; shovel + nose

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Parts of speech for Shovelnose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shovelnose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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