shovel-fishn. a fish of the genus Scaphirhynchus, esp. S. platyrhynchus.
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shovel dog-fish1664
shovel-fish1863
shovel-sturgeon1875
shovel head1881
1863 J. G. WoodIllustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 200 The two smaller figures represent the Shovel-fish, so called from the curious form of its head.