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HAMMERHEAD
hammerhead, hammerhead shark
(noun) medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
hammerhead
(noun) the striking part of a hammer
dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead
(noun) a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone’s intelligence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hammerhead (plural hammerheads)
The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
(zoology) Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.
(zoology) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller, in the minnow family Cyprinidae.
(zoology) An African fruit bat, the hammer-headed fruit bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus, so called from its large blunt nozzle.
(slang) A stupid person, a dunce.
A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.
(biology) A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.
Synonyms
• (shark): hammerhead shark, hammer fish, balance fish
Source: Wiktionary
Ham"mer*head`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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