What does "hammerhead" mean?
Hammerhead: (Zoöl.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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