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