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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hammerhead \Ham"mer*head`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A shark of the genus {Sphyrna} or {Zyg[ae]na}, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The {Sphyrna zyg[ae]na} is found in the North Atlantic. Called also {hammer fish}, and {balance fish}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hammerhead n 1: these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}] 2: the striking part of a hammer 3: medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous [syn: {hammerhead shark}]
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