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Noun: hammerhead shark  'ha-mur,hed shaa(r)k
  1. Medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
    "Scuba divers were thrilled to spot a hammerhead shark during their dive";
    - hammerhead

Derived forms: hammerhead sharks

Type of: shark

Part of: genus Sphyrna, Sphyrna

Encyclopedia: Hammerhead shark