# shovelnose

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The common sand shark.
2. A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
3. A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
4. A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
5. A type of Native American canoe.
6. A type of streamlined railway locomotive.

## Etymology
From shovel + nose.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shovelnose