winghead shark

noun

A species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.

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Meanings

nounwinghead shark (plural winghead sharks)

plural winghead sharks

  1. A species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.

    The fast-declining winghead shark – a species of hammerhead – has also proved vulnerable to unregulated fishing, due to its distinctive shape which lends itself to entanglement in fishing nets.

    2016 July 8, Arthur Nelsen, The Guardian

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 丁字雙髻鯊 /丁字双髻鲨
  • 丁字雙髻鯊 /丁字双髻鲨 (dīngzìshuāngjìshā)Eusphyra blochii
Finnish siipipäähai
  • siipipäähaiEusphyra blochii
French requin-marteau planeur
  • requin-marteau planeurEusphyra blochii
German Flügelkopf-Hammerhai
  • Flügelkopf-HammerhaiEusphyra blochii
Polish Eusphyra blochii
  • Eusphyra blochiiEusphyra blochii
Russian большего́ловая мо́лот-ры́ба
  • большего́ловая мо́лот-ры́ба (bolʹšególovaja mólot-rýba)Eusphyra blochii
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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