hammerhead shark

English

Noun

hammerhead shark (plural hammerhead sharks)

1. Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.
2. A winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii).

Translations

shark of the genus Sphyrna

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙髻鯊, 双髻鲨 (shuāngjìshā)

• Danish: hammerhaj
• Dutch: hamerhaai
• Finnish: vasarahai (fi)
• French: requin-marteau (fr)
• German: Hammerhai (de) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: ζύγαινα f (zúgaina)

• Hungarian: pörölycápa (hu)
• Indonesian: hiu martil
• Irish: siorc ceann casúir m

• Italian: squalo martello m
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Maori: mangōpare, kakere
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hammerhai m

  Nynorsk: hamarhai m, hammarhai m

• Polish: głowomłot m, rekin młot m
• Portuguese: tubarão-martelo m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: hammarhaj (sv) c
• Tagalog: bingkungan, balagbagan

References

• hammerhead shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sphyrna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sphyrna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• winghead shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia