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bonnethead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bon-net-head
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Sphyrna tiburo of hammerhead sharks, found in Pacific from Peru to Baja California and in the Atlantic from Brazil to the Carolinas as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

Etymology

From bonnet + head.

Inflected Forms

bonnetheads (plural)

Synonyms

shovelhead bonnet shark sphyrna tiburo

Questions

What does bonnethead mean?
Any member of the species Sphyrna tiburo of hammerhead sharks, found in Pacific from Peru to Baja California and in the Atlantic from Brazil to the Carolinas as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Where does bonnethead come from?
From bonnet + head.

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