hammerhead shark

noun

Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.

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Meanings

nounhammerhead shark (plural hammerhead sharks)

plural hammerhead sharks

  1. Any of the family Sphyrnidae of sharks.
    1. Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.
    2. A winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii).

      Synonyms: hammerhead

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii).

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hammerhead

More synonyms by meaning

nounmedium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous

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hammerhead
Broader
shark
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hammerhead

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ζύγαινα
  • ζύγαινα (zúgaina)shark of the genus Sphyrna
Catalan tauró martell
  • tauró martellshark of the genus Sphyrna
Chinese Mandarin 雙髻鯊 /双髻鲨
  • 雙髻鯊 /双髻鲨 (shuāngjìshā)shark of the genus Sphyrna
Czech kladivoun
  • kladivounshark of the genus Sphyrna
Danish hammerhaj
  • hammerhajshark of the genus Sphyrna
Dutch hamerhaai
  • hamerhaaishark of the genus Sphyrna
Estonian vasarhai
  • vasarhaishark of the genus Sphyrna
Finnish vasarahai
  • vasarahaishark of the genus Sphyrna
French requin-marteau
  • requin-marteaushark of the genus Sphyrna
German Hammerhai
  • Hammerhaishark of the genus Sphyrna
Greek σφυροκέφαλος
  • σφυροκέφαλος (sfyrokéfalos)shark of the genus Sphyrna
Hungarian pörölycápa
  • pörölycápashark of the genus Sphyrna
Indonesian hiu martil
  • hiu martilshark of the genus Sphyrna
Irish siorc ceann casúir
  • siorc ceann casúirshark of the genus Sphyrna
Italian squalo martello
  • squalo martelloshark of the genus Sphyrna
Japanese 撞木鮫
  • 撞木鮫 (shumokuzame)shark of the genus Sphyrna
Korean 귀상어
  • 귀상어 (gwisang'eo)shark of the genus Sphyrna
Latvian āmurzivs
  • āmurzivsshark of the genus Sphyrna
Māori mangōpare, kakere
  • mangōpareshark of the genus Sphyrna
  • kakereshark of the genus Sphyrna
Norwegian Bokmål hammerhai
  • hammerhaishark of the genus Sphyrna
Polish głowomłot, rekin młot
  • głowomłotshark of the genus Sphyrna
  • rekin młotshark of the genus Sphyrna
Portuguese tubarão-martelo
  • tubarão-marteloshark of the genus Sphyrna
Russian аку́ла-мо́лот, ры́ба-мо́лот
  • аку́ла-мо́лот (akúla-mólot)shark of the genus Sphyrna
  • ры́ба-мо́лот (rýba-mólot)shark of the genus Sphyrna
  • молотоголо́вая аку́ла (molotogolóvaja akúla)shark of the genus Sphyrna
Spanish tiburón martillo
  • tiburón martilloshark of the genus Sphyrna
Swedish hammarhaj
  • hammarhajshark of the genus Sphyrna
Tagalog bingkungan, balagbagan
  • bingkunganshark of the genus Sphyrna
  • balagbaganshark of the genus Sphyrna
  • krusanshark of the genus Sphyrna
Cite this entry
APA

hammerhead shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hammerhead%20shark

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hammerhead shark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hammerhead%20shark.

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