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SHOVELHEAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
Synonyms:
bonnet shark; bonnethead; shovelhead; Sphyrna tiburo
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Hypernyms ("shovelhead" is a kind of...):
hammerhead; hammerhead shark (medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous)