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Definition of Hammerhead shark
1. Noun. Medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous.
Generic synonyms: Shark
Group relationships: Genus Sphyrna, Sphyrna
Specialized synonyms: Smooth Hammerhead, Sphyrna Zygaena, Smalleye Hammerhead, Sphyrna Tudes, Bonnet Shark, Bonnethead, Shovelhead, Sphyrna Tiburo
Definition of Hammerhead shark
1. Noun. Any of various sharks of the genus ''Sphyrna'' having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. ¹
2. Noun. A winghead shark. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hammerhead Shark
Literary usage of Hammerhead shark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE AN IDEAL HOST To THE EDITOR OF SCIENCE : »The
following observation on the symbiotic relation between a large hammerhead shark ..."
2. Five Years at Panama: The Trans-isthmian Canal by Wolfred Nelson (1891)
"This fish has his head flattened out at right angles to the body, and hence the
name " hammerhead " shark. The bay is so full of these creatures that ..."
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