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bonnethead

bonnethead noun: any member of the species Sphyrna tiburo of hammerhead sharks, found in Pacific from Peru to Baja California and in the Atlantic from Brazil to the Carolinas as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

Noun

bonnethead (plural bonnetheads)

  1. Any member of the species Sphyrna tiburo of hammerhead sharks, found in Pacific from Peru to Baja California and in the Atlantic from Brazil to the Carolinas as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
    Synonyms:
    shovelhead, bonnet shark

Synonyms of bonnethead

Forms of bonnethead

pluralbonnetheads

Origin of bonnethead

From bonnet + head.

Questions about bonnethead

What does bonnethead mean?
Bonnethead means any member of the species Sphyrna tiburo of hammerhead sharks, found in Pacific from Peru to Baja California and in the Atlantic from Brazil to the Carolinas as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
What part of speech is bonnethead?
Bonnethead is a noun.
What is the plural of bonnethead?
The plural of bonnethead is bonnetheads.

Words near bonnethead in the dictionary

  1. bonnet skewers
  2. bonnet snail
  3. bonnet snails
  4. Bonnet-Dechaume-Blanc syndrome
  5. bonneted
  6. bonnethead
  7. bonnetheads
  8. bonnetiaceous
  9. bonnetier
  10. bonneting
  11. bonnetings

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