"shortnose" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: short + nose Etymology templates: {{compound|en|short|nose}} short + nose Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} shortnose (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) Having a short nose. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-shortnose-en-adj-599GMmOb Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Derived forms: shortnose boxfish, shortnose cisco, shortnose demon catshark, shortnose gar, shortnose greeneye, shortnose guitarfish, shortnose lancetfish, shortnose sawshark, shortnose spurdog, shortnose sturgeon (taxonomic: Acipenser brevirostrum), shortnose sucker, shortnose velvet dogfish, shortnose whiting

Noun

Forms: shortnoses [plural]
Etymology: short + nose Etymology templates: {{compound|en|short|nose}} short + nose Head templates: {{en-noun}} shortnose (plural shortnoses)
  1. Any individual of the organisms listed above Related terms: snubnose
    Sense id: en-shortnose-en-noun-iOpTwSpW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

Inflected forms

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