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Hammerhead

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(1):

(n.) An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); - so called from its large blunt nozzle.

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(n.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.

(3):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hammerhead'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hammerhead.html. 1828.
 
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