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winghead shark

winghead shark noun: a species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.

winghead shark: a species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably...
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Noun

winghead shark (plural winghead sharks)

  1. A species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.
    • The fast-declining winghead shark – a species of hammerhead – has also proved vulnerable to unregulated fishing, due to its distinctive shape which lends itself to entanglement in fishing nets.2016 July 8, Arthur Nelsen, The Guardian

Forms of winghead shark

pluralwinghead sharks

Questions about winghead shark

What does winghead shark mean?
Winghead shark means a species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.
What part of speech is winghead shark?
Winghead shark is a noun.
What is the plural of winghead shark?
The plural of winghead shark is winghead sharks.

Words near winghead shark in the dictionary

  1. winggirls
  2. Wingham
  3. Winghams
  4. winghanded
  5. winghead
  6. winghead shark
  7. winghead sharks
  8. wingheads
  9. winghold
  10. wingholds
  11. wingier

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