Hammerhead

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English

Noun

hammerhead (plural hammerheads)

1. (Zoology): A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygæna, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygæna is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.
2. (Zoology): A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller in the minnow family Cyprinidae.
3. (Zoology): An African fruit bat Hypsignathus monstrosus -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.

Translations

• Norwegian: hammerhai m
• Russian: акула-молот (akúla-mólot) f (1),рыба-молот (rýba-mólot) f (1)