shovel-nosed

adjective

shov·​el-nosed ˈshə-vəl-ˌnōzd 

: having a broad flat head, nose, or beak

Examples of shovel-nosed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These include species of shovel-nosed snakes, which evolved to dig up prey, and species of sea snakes, which swim with a paddlelike tail and snack on prey such as reef fish. — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shovel-nosed

• anastomosed
• misdiagnosed
• overexposed
• superimposed
• undecomposed
• apposed
• bulldozed
• composed
• deposed
• disclosed
• disposed
• enclosed