Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hammer-headed shark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: ham-mer--head-ed shark
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hammerhead shark

Dated

Example Sentences

"In Yam, one of the Torres Straits Islands, two brothers named Sigai and Maiau were worshipped in a shrine under the form of a hammer-headed shark and a crocodile respectively."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

hammer-headed sharks (plural)

Questions

What does hammer-headed shark mean?: The hammerhead shark

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