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Shovelhead

Shovelhead Meaning & Definition
Shovelhead Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shovelhead?

[n] small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries

Synonyms | Synonyms for Shovelhead: bonnet shark | bonnethead | Sphyrna tiburo

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See Also | hammerhead | hammerhead shark

Shovelhead In Webster's Dictionary

\Shov"el*head`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A shark ({Sphryna tiburio}) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also {bonnet shark}.

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