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Webster 1913 Edition
Hammerhead
Ham′mer-headˊ
(-hĕdˊ)
, Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
A shark of the genus
Sphyrna
or Zygaena
, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena
is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish
, and balance fish
. 2.
(Zool.)
A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
3.
(Zool.)
An African fruit bat (
Hypsignathus monstrosus
); – so called from its large blunt nozzle.