Hammerhead

Hammerhead

Hammerhead may refer to:

* The head of a hammer.

In zoology:
* Hammerhead sharks (genus "Sphyrna"), of which there are nine known species.
* Hammerkop ("Scopus umbretta"), a bird of order Ciconiiformes, may also be known as a hammerhead

In music:
* "Black Market/Hammerhead", a 2004 EP by heavy metal band Solace:* "Hammerhead" (vinyl), its 2006 vinyl re-release
*"Hammerhead (song)", the first single from The Offspring's newest album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
*"Hammerhead" (John Zorn song), a song by John Zorn from the 1989 album "Naked City".

In fiction:
* "" a 2005 TV movie starring William Forsythe, Jeffery Combs and Hunter Tylo
* Hammerhead (Dino-riders), a Rulon character from the TV cartoon "Dino-Riders"
* Hammerhead (comics), a Marvel Comics foe of Spider-Man
* Hammerhead, the shark humanoid creature from "The Maxx" comic books and animated series
* Hammerhead, the nickname for the "Star Wars" character Momaw Nadon
* Hammerhead Hannigan, the leader of Taurus Bulba's henchmen in the television cartoon series "Darkwing Duck"
* SA-43 Hammerhead, a fictional strike fighter spaceplane in the setting of the television show ""
* "Hammerhead" a novel by James Mayo (Steven Coulter) featuring Charles Hood in an espionage thriller filmed in 1968 by Irving Allen.

In military history:
* "USS Hammerhead", the name of two ships in the United States Navy:
** "USS Hammerhead", (SS-364), a "Balao"-class submarine, commissioned in 1944.
** "USS Hammerhead", (SSN-663), a "Sturgeon"-class submarine, commissioned in 1968 and struck in 1995.

In sports:
* Jupiter Hammerheads, a minor league baseball team based in Jupiter, Florida.
* Wilmington Hammerheads, a minor league soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina.
* Corpus Christi HammerHeads, a professional arena football team.
* Hammerhead maneuver, an aerobatic maneuver

In games:
* Hammerhead, a heavy helicopter gunship in the video game ""
* "Hammer Heads", a computer game from PopCap Games.

In other categories:
* Hammerhead (attraction), a former ride at Knott's Berry Farm, now defunct
* Hammerhead ribozyme, which can catalyze the sequence-specific cleavage of RNA phosphodiester bonds
* Hammerhead flash, a flash unit which is separate from a camera


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  • Hammerhead — Ham mer*head ( h[e^]d ), n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A shark of the genus {Sphyrna} or {Zyg[ae]na}, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The {Sphyrna zyg[ae]na} is found in the North Atlantic. Called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hammerhead — (n.) type of shark, 1843, from HAMMER (Cf. hammer) (n.) + HEAD (Cf. head) (n.). So called for its broad, transverse head …   Etymology dictionary

  • hammerhead — ► NOUN ▪ a shark with flattened blade like extensions on either side of the head …   English terms dictionary

  • hammerhead — [ham′ər hed΄] n. 1. the head of a hammer, specif. the part with a flat surface for striking 2. any of a family (Sphyrnidae, order Carcharhiniformes) of large, tropical sharks that have a mallet shaped head with an eye near the center of each end… …   English World dictionary

  • Hammerhead — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hammerhead peut se traduire par « tête de marteau » et désigne le requin marteau en anglais. Le terme peut aussi se référer à : Sommaire 1… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hammerhead — Para la maniobra acrobática, véase caída del ala. Para la canción, véase Hammerhead (canción). Cabeza de Martillo Primera aparición The Amazing Spider Man #113 (Oct 1972) Creador(es) Gerry Conway John Romita, Sr …   Wikipedia Español

  • hammerhead — 1. n. a stupid person; a person whose head seems to be as solid as a hammer. □ You can be such a hammerhead! □ What a hammerhead! Totally dense! 2. n. a drunkard or a drug user. □ These hammerheads can’t even hold a simple job for the most part …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • hammerhead — hammerheaded, adj. /ham euhr hed /, n. 1. the part of a hammer designed for striking. 2. a shark of the genus Sphyrna, esp. S. zygaena, having the head expanded laterally so as to resemble a double headed hammer, sometimes dangerous to swimmers.… …   Universalium

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