hammerhead

(hamər hed′)

noun

  1. the head of a hammer, specif. the part with a flat surface for striking
  2. any of a family (Sphyrnidae, order Carcharhiniformes) of large, tropical sharks that have a mallet-shaped head with an eye near the center of each end
  3. a very large African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) with a large horselike head
  4. a large, brownish, crested African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) of a family (Scopidae) with only one species

See hammerhead in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The head of a hammer.
  2. Any of several predatory sharks of the genus Sphyrna, having the sides of the head elongated into fleshy extensions with the eyes at the ends.
  3. A wading bird (Scopus umbretta) of Africa and southwest Asia, having brown plumage, a large bladelike bill, and a long backward-pointing crest. Also called hammerkop, umbrette.
  4. An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), the male of which has a distinctive enlarged head.

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