hammerheads
Wide-eyed ocean predators
Hammerheads are sharks distinguished by their flattened, sideways-extended heads, with eyes at the outer edges.
The shape may improve their field of vision or help detect prey in the sand.
The term extends to anything hammer-shaped: a hammerhead crane has a horizontal beam atop its tower.
Informally, a hammerhead is a stupid or stubborn person.
Soft-headed striking tool
- sledgehammerMassive long-handled mallet
- ball-peenHammer with hemispherical head
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
forge · blacksmith · handle · pounding · driving · carpentry · construction · demolition
Small rounded-skull shark
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- schoolingFormal education received
migration · pups · coastal · pelagic · endangered · bycatch · finning · reef
Refusing to change course
- hardheadedStubbornly unyielding or practical
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
unyielding · inflexible · headstrong · determined · dogged · tenacious · mulish · willful
Facial spacing trait
- maneuverabilityEase of controlled movement
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- depth perceptionGauging object distance visually
mallet
Soft-headed striking tool
- sledgehammerMassive long-handled mallet
- ball-peenHammer with hemispherical head
- strikingNoticeably impressive
nail · forge · blacksmith · handle · pounding · driving · carpentry · construction · demolition · framing
bonnethead
Small rounded-skull shark
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
schooling · migration · pups · coastal · pelagic · endangered · bycatch · finning · reef · stingray
stubborn
Refusing to change course
- hardheadedStubbornly unyielding or practical
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
pigheaded · unyielding · inflexible · headstrong · determined · dogged · tenacious · mulish · willful · uncompromising
wide-set eyes
Facial spacing trait
- maneuverabilityEase of controlled movement
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- depth perceptionGauging object distance visually
- bycatchsea turtles, dolphins, sharks, porpoises, seabirds
- nektondolphins, whales, sharks, sea turtles, swordfish
- live-bearersmammals, placental mammals, marsupials, humans, dolphins
hammerheadsgreat white sharks
Large predatory ocean fish
mako sharks · blue sharks · tiger sharks · bull sharks · thresher sharks
hammerheadsscrewdrivers
Fastener-turning hand tools
chisels · awls · drills · precision tools · needlenose pliers
- hammerhead sharkShark with flattened, T-shaped head