| What does hammerhead mean? | we found 3 entries for the meaning of hammerhead |
Hammerhead \Ham"mer*head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.
1. (Zool.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zyg[ae]na,
having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the
head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna
zyg[ae]na is found in the North Atlantic. Called also
hammer fish, and balance fish.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus);
-- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
| ![]() |
hammerhead noun
1: these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's
intelligence [syn: dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead,
bonehead, lunkhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead,
shithead, fuckhead]
2: the striking part of a hammer
3: medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a
flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters;
can be dangerous [syn: hammerhead shark]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
| ![]() |
Hammerhead \Ham"mer*head`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zyg[ae]na,
having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the
head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna
zyg[ae]na is found in the North Atlantic. Called also
hammer fish, and balance fish.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
| ![]() |
|
|
|
© Dictionary.net All Rights Reserved
|
|
|