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Hammerhead
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); - so called from its large blunt nozzle.
(2):
(n.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
(3):
(n.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hammerhead'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hammerhead.html. 1828.