释义 |
shovelnose sturgeon in American English (ˈʃʌvəlˌnoʊz) any of a genus (Scaphirhynchus) of freshwater sturgeons with a broad, shovel-like snout shovelnose sturgeon in American Englishnouna small sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus, of the Mississippi River, having a broad, flat snout Also called: hackleback Word origin [1880–85 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: impressionism, irredentist, jackpot, pari-mutuel, rain check |