hammerhead

1. The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).

   Holonym: hammer

   Meronym: hammer face

   the striking part of a hammer

2. 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.

   аку́ла-мо́лотakúla-mólot, ры́ба-мо́лотrýba-mólot

3. A hogsucker, a fresh-water fish of species Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae.

4. A hammer-headed fruit bat, a fruit bat of species Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large blunt nozzle.

5. A hammerkop, a bird of species Scopus umbretta.

6. (slang)A stupid person, a dunce.

   a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

7. A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.

8. A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.

1. A hammerhead shark killed Tom.

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2. The hammerhead is a type of shark.

   ruМолот-рыба - это вид акулы.

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3. The great hammerhead is a type of shark.

   ruГигантская рыба-молот - это вид акулы.

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