hammerhead shark

English

Noun

hammerhead shark (plural hammerhead sharks)

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

Translations

shark of the genus Sphyrna

• Danish: hammerhaj
• Dutch: hamerhaai
• French: requin-marteau (fr)
• German: Hammerhai (de) m
• Indonesian: hiu martil
• Irish: siorc ceann casúir m
• Italian: squalo martello m
• Maori: mangōpare, kakere

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hammerhai m

  Nynorsk: hamarhai m, hammarhai m

• Polish: głowomłot m, rekin młot m
• Portuguese: tubarão-martelo m
• Swedish: hammarhaj (sv) c
• Tagalog: bingkungan, balagbagan

See also

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