Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winghead shark

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wing-head- shark
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.

Example Sentences

"The fast-declining winghead shark – a species of hammerhead – has also proved vulnerable to unregulated fishing, due to its distinctive shape which lends itself to entanglement in fishing nets."

Inflected Forms

winghead sharks (plural)

Questions

What does winghead shark mean?: A species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.

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