Definition of: shovelnose

(shuv′əl·nōz′) noun
1. A sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus), common in the Mississippi valley, having a broad, depressed, shovel–shaped snout.
2. Any of several varieties of shark with a shovel–like nose; especially, the cow shark (Hexanchus corinus), found on the Pacific coast of the United States.