bonnet shark n 1: small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: {shovelhead}, {bonnethead}, {bonnet shark}, {Sphyrna tiburo}]
Shovelhead \Shov"el*head`\, n. (Zool.) A shark ({Sphryna tiburio}) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also {bonnet shark}. [1913 Webster]