Crossword-Solution: SHOVELNOSE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Shovelnose | n. | The common sand shark. See under Snad. |
| Shovelnose | n. | A small California shark (Heptranchias maculatus), which is taken for its oil. |
| Shovelnose | n. | A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus corinus). |
| Shovelnose | n. | A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; -- called also white sturgeon. |
We have 2 clues for the answer “SHOVELNOSE”
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| Fish with a useful proboscis? | 1 answer |
| a freshwater sturgeon of N. American rivers, having a broad shovel-like snout | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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eruption
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Sentences with SHOVELNOSE (2)
Forbes and Richardson (1920:27) reported that shovelnose sturgeon spawn in Illinois between April and June, and Eddy and Surber (1947:80) reported spawning in May and early June in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
These, in order of abundance were: channel catfish; carp; freshwater drum; flathead catfish; shovelnose sturgeon; smallmouth buffalo; and river carpsucker.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1990).