Definitions for: Hammerhead


[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



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: blockhead, bonehead, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead shark, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead

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

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