Bonnethead

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  bonnet head \bonnet head\, bonnethead \bonnethead\n. (Zool.),
     small harmless hammerhead shark ({Sphyrna tiburio}) of the
     southern United States and West Indies, having a spade-shaped
     head; abundant in bays and estuaries.
  
     Syn: shovelhead, bonnet shark, Sphyrna tiburo.


          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bonnethead
       n : small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head;
           abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: {shovelhead}, {bonnet
           shark}, {Sphyrna tiburo}]