About The Word Hammerhead
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Hammerhead
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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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