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hammerhead

/ham-er-hed/US // ˈhæm ərˌhɛd //UK // (ˈhæməˌhɛd) //

锤头,锤子头,锤头公司,榔头

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the part of a hammer designed for striking.
    • : a shark of the genus Sphyrna, especially S. zygaena, having the head expanded laterally so as to resemble a double-headed hammer, sometimes dangerous to swimmers.
    • : Also called ham·mer·kop [ham-er-kop]. /ˈhæm ərˌkɒp/. a brown heronlike African bird, Scopus umbretta, having the head so crested as to resemble a claw hammer.
    • : flatheaded borer.
    • : Slang. blockhead; dunce; lout.

Examples

  • The team got its first inkling of something special in June 2018, when researchers caught a juvenile great hammerhead — an interesting anomaly.

  • It seems like an unlikely place for a nursery of endangered hammerhead sharks, but a recreational hot spot just off the coast of Miami may host a school of these precious babies.

  • Discovering a potential hammerhead shark nursery was an accident.

  • Great hammerhead sharks breed infrequently, about once every two years.

  • Meanwhile, catch limits have been placed on hammerhead sharks.

  • According to many fans and critics, the show hurdled the hammerhead a long time ago.

  • A hammerhead's nest on one of the trees was fully four feet high.

  • A vicious-looking hammerhead shark was zeroing in, directly behind his friend!

  • Ang kamambad sa pamingkúngan, The fierceness of a hammerhead shark.

  • Old hammerhead repelled the insinuation, and swore that cheaper or better pots were never seen in the kitchen of a king.