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English Dictionary: hammerhead by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hammerhead
n
  1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
    Synonym(s): dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead
  2. the striking part of a hammer
  3. medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
    Synonym(s): hammerhead, hammerhead shark
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hammerhead \Ham"mer*head`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A shark of the genus {Sphyrna} or {Zyg[91]na},
            having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the
            head, which gives it a hammer shape. The {Sphyrna
            zyg[91]na} is found in the North Atlantic. Called also
            {hammer fish}, and {balance fish}.
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