shovel-nosed sturgeon

shovel-nosed sturgeon
shovel-nosed sturgeon,
a small sturgeon of the Mississippi valley, that has a wide, blunt snout.

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  • Shovel-nosed sturgeon — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shovel-nosed sturgeon — paprastasis plokščiašnipis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus angl. hackleback; shovel nosed sturgeon; switchtail rus. обыкновенный лопатонос ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Sturgeon — Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shovel-nosedsturgeon — shovel nosed sturgeon n. See shovelnose. * * * …   Universalium

  • Acipenser rubicundus — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acipenser sturio — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acipenser sturio — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acipenser transmontanus — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shov|el|nose — «SHUHV uhl NOHZ», noun. 1. any animal with the head or part of the head shaped like a shovel. 2. = hammerhead shark. 3. = shovel nosed sturgeon. (Cf. ↑shovel nosed sturgeon) …   Useful english dictionary

  • hack|le|back — «HAK uhl BAK», noun. = shovel nosed sturgeon. (Cf. ↑shovel nosed sturgeon) …   Useful english dictionary

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