Meaning of HAMMERHEAD
| Pronunciation: | | 'hamur`hed
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | blockhead, bonehead, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead shark, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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