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hammerhead

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  1. The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
  2. Any organism with head shaped like that of a hammer: Any shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.
  3. Any organism with head shaped like that of a hammer: A hogsucker, a fresh-water fish of species Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae.
  4. Any organism with head shaped like that of a hammer: A hammer-headed fruit bat, a fruit bat of species Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large blunt nozzle.
  5. Any organism with head shaped like that of a hammer: A hammerkop, a bird of species Scopus umbretta.
  6. A stupid person, a dunce.
  7. A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.
  8. A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.

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