hammerhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
Any organism with head shaped like that of a hammer:
Any shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.
A hogsucker, a fresh-water fish of species Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae.
A hammer-headed fruit bat, a fruit bat of species Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large blunt nozzle.
A hammerkop, a bird of species Scopus umbretta.
A stupid person, a dunce.
A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.
A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.

En-au-hammerhead.ogg

hammerhead hammerheads

From hammer + head.

hammerhead shark hammer fish balance fish

hammerkop hammerhead ribozyme hammerhead turn handle haft helve

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