Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shovel-nosed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
shov-el-nosed
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a flattened beak or snout.

Inflected Forms

more shovel-nosed (comparative) most shovel-nosed (superlative)

Questions

What does shovel-nosed mean?
Having a flattened beak or snout.

How to pronounce shovel-nosed

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