The Collaborative International Dictionary
bonnet shark
Shovelhead \Shov"el*head`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A shark ( Sphryna tiburio) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonnet shark.
WordNet
bonnet shark
n. small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: shovelhead, bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo]
Usage examples of "bonnet shark".
Joe Winder spotted a small bonnet shark cruising the shallows, and cast the jig for the hell of it.