Hammerhead shark — Taxobox name = Hammerhead shark fossil range = Middle Miocene to Present [cite journal last = Sepkoski first = Jack bobbie = coauthors = title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry) journal = Bulletins of American… … Wikipedia
shark — shark1 sharklike, adj. /shahrk/, n. any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans. [1560 70; orig. uncert.] shark2 /shahrk/, n. 1. a person who… … Universalium
shark — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dogfish, hammerhead, etc.; sharper, swindler; slang, expert. See animal, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fish]. Kinds of sharks include: whale, basking, mako, angel, blue, man eating, hammerhead,… … English dictionary for students
Hammerhead — may refer to:* The head of a hammer.In zoology: * Hammerhead sharks (genus Sphyrna ), of which there are nine known species. * Hammerkop ( Scopus umbretta ), a bird of order Ciconiiformes, may also be known as a hammerheadIn music: * Black… … Wikipedia
HammerHead — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hammerhead peut se traduire par « tête de marteau » et désigne le requin marteau en anglais. Le terme peut aussi se référer à : Sommaire 1… … Wikipédia en Français
Hammerhead (Dino-riders) — Hammerhead is a Rulon character from the TV cartoon Dino riders. He looks like a hammerhead shark and leads a race called the shark people. He is the most competent of all Rulon commanders. Normally he follows his emperor Krulos, but he helps him … Wikipedia
Shark — Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shark barrow — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shark ray — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hammerhead — Ham mer*head ( h[e^]d ), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hammerhead — (n.) type of shark, 1843, from HAMMER (Cf. hammer) (n.) + HEAD (Cf. head) (n.). So called for its broad, transverse head … Etymology dictionary