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shovelhead

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shov⋅el⋅head

[shuhv-uhl-hed]
–noun
bonnethead.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; shovel + head

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.


Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; bonnet + head
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shov·el·head   (shŭv'əl-hěd')   
n.  A small hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo), the head of which looks like a rounded spade, that is found in shallow waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.
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