hammerhead
The English word “hammerhead” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
- 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.
- A hogsucker, a fresh-water fish of species Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae.
- A hammer-headed fruit bat, a fruit bat of species Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large blunt nozzle.
- A hammerkop, a bird of species Scopus umbretta.
- A stupid person, a dunce.
- A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.
- A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.
Etymology
From hammer + head.
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More English words
- hammered dulcimerist
- hammerer
- hammerfish
- hammerfist
- hammerhead ribozyme
- hammerhead shark
- hammerhead turn
- hammering
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