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How to pronounce bonnethead in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bonnet shark, shovelhead, sphyrna tiburo
Type of hammerhead, hammerhead shark

Examples of bonnethead

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Taras Najduch landed this bonnethead shark on a live shrimp in Ponce Inlet on Saturday.
From the news-journalonline.com
The men's 8-pound test line record for bonnethead is 21 pounds.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Fishing around the inlet has produced catches of redfish, bluefish, a few black drum and at least one bonnethead shark.
From the news-journalonline.com
The creatures in the tank are bonnethead sharks.
From the heraldtribune.com
The mayor of Sarasota, Fla., immersed himself in a tank filled with bonnethead sharks, simply to one-up him.
From the post-gazette.com
Ashley Brown, 19, a Clemson senior from Charlotte, caught a bonnethead shark that qualifies as a women's world line class record.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Only at Typhoon Lagoon can visitors snorkel in a simulated saltwater reef and see fish, passive rays, leopard and bonnethead sharks.
From the orlandosentinel.com
White-spotted bamboo shark, bonnethead sharks and nurse sharks will spend their summer swimming in a 17,000-gallon saltwater pool.
From the stltoday.com
One of the species, the winghead shark, now lives in the warm waters north of Australia and the other, the bonnethead shark, inhabits the Caribbean and tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Shovelhead: small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
  • The bonnethead shark or shovelhead, Sphyrna tiburo, is a member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna. The Greek word sphyrna translates as hammer, referring to the shape of this shark's head - tiburo is the Taino word for shark.