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Meaning of SHOVELHEAD

Pronunciation:  'shuvul`hed

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
 
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 Synonyms: bonnet shark, bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo
 
 See Also: hammerhead, hammerhead shark

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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