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hammerhead_shark

hammerhead shark

English

Noun

hammerhead shark ‎(plural hammerhead sharks)

Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.
A winghead shark.

Translations

shark of the genus Sphyrna

Danish: hammerhaj
Dutch: hamerhaai
French: requin-marteau (fr)
German: Hammerhai (de) m
Indonesian: hiu martil
Irish: siorc ceann casúir m

Norwegian:

Bokmål: hammerhai m

Nynorsk: hamarhai m, hammarhai m
Polish: głowomłot m, rekin młot m
Spanish: tiburón (es) m, tiburón (es) m
Tagalog: bingkungan, balagbagan

See also

hammerhead shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sphyrna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
hammerhead shark on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Winghead shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia