Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of the family Sphyrnidae of sharks.

    Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.

    Hammerhai

    аку́ла-мо́лотakúla-mólot, ры́ба-мо́лотrýba-mólot, молотоголо́вая аку́лаmolotogolóvaja akúla

  2. A winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii).

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

Examples

1 sentences
  1. A hammerhead shark killed Tom.

Translations

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Forms

plural: hammerhead sharks

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous:hammerhead

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