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
Italian: squalo martello m
Maori: mangōpare, kakere

Norwegian:
Bokmål: hammerhai m

Nynorsk: hamarhai m, hammarhai m
Polish: głowomłot m, rekin młot m
Portuguese: tubarão-martelo m
Swedish: hammarhaj (sv) c
Tagalog: bingkungan, balagbagan

See also

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

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