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Hammerhead

Hammerhead Meaning & Definition
Hammerhead Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hammerhead?

[n] medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
[n] the striking part of a hammer
[n] these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hammerhead: blockhead | bonehead | dunce | dunderhead | fuckhead | hammerhead shark | knucklehead | loggerhead | lunkhead | muttonhead | numskull | shithead

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hammerhead:

See Also | bonnet shark | bonnethead | genus Sphyrna | hammer | head | peen | shark | shovelhead | simple | simpleton | smalleye hammerhead | smooth hammerhead | Sphyrna | Sphyrna tiburo | Sphyrna tudes | Sphyrna zygaena

Hammerhead In Webster's Dictionary

\Ham"mer*head`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A shark of the genus {Sphyrna} or {Zyg[ae]na}, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The {Sphyrna zyg[ae]na} is found in the North Atlantic. Called also {hammer fish}, and {balance fish}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller. 3. (Zo["o]l.) An African fruit bat ({Hypsignathus monstrosus}); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.

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