Words Like HAMMERHEAD
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to HAMMERHEAD.
    
    
    
        
            14 Alternative Words Similar to hammerhead
   
            
               
            
            
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        Shovelhead
    
    
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        10 definitions of hammerhead
           
        
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        A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygæna, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygæna is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.
    
    
    
 
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        A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
    
    
    
 
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        An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
    
    
    
 
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        medium-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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        a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
    
    
    
 
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        the striking part of a hammer
    
    
    
 
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        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.
    
    
    
 
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        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.
    
    
    
 
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        An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), the male of which has a distinctive enlarged head.