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shov'elnose stur'geon




a small sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus, of the Mississippi River, having a broad, flat snout. Also called hackleback.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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