bonnethead

[bon-it-hed]

bon·net·head

[bon-it-hed]
noun
a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, found in shallow waters from Brazil to Massachusetts, having a spade-shaped head.
Also called bonnet shark, shovelhead.


Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; bonnet + head
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bonnethead

noun
small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: shovelhead
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