hammerhead shark

Noun

Meaning

medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hammerhead mallet shark malleus dunce knucklehead knocker crutch blockhead gavel loggerhead bonehead numskull dunderhead shovelhead
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Hypernyms

animal shark

Hyponyms

shovelhead bonnethead bonnet shark Sphyrna tiburo smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena

Examples

Hawaiian children who are born with the hammerhead shark as an animal sign are believed to be warriors and are meant to sail the oceans. Source: Internet

Senses Smell The shape of the hammerhead shark 's head may enhance olfaction by spacing the nostrils further apart. Source: Internet

Sharks use the ampullae of Lorenzini to detect the electromagnetic fields that all living things produce. citation This helps sharks (particularly the hammerhead shark ) find prey. Source: Internet

The hammerhead shark is thought to be the birth animal of some children. Source: Internet

The hammerhead shark uses its head to pin down stingrays and eats the ray when the ray is weak and in shock. Source: Internet

"The other was clearly a hammerhead shark which was a big shark, maybe 10-foot. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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