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hammerhead (plural hammerheads)
- 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.
- Zoology A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller in the minnow family Cyprinidae.
- Zoology An African fruit bat Hypsignathus monstrosus -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
Translations
;shark
Maori: mang� pare (shark)
Norwegian: hammerhai m
Polish: rekin m�ot m
Russian: ак�ла-моло� (akúla-mólot) f, ��ба-моло� (rýba-mólot) f
;to be checked
Category:Fish
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