English noun: hammerhead shark | |||
1. | hammerhead shark (animal) medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous | ||
Synonyms | hammerhead | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shark | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bonnet shark, bonnethead, shovelhead, smalleye hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna tiburo, Sphyrna tudes, Sphyrna zygaena | ||
Member meronym | genus Sphyrna, Sphyrna | ||