Advertising - LEO without ads? LEO Pur
LEO

It looks like you’re using an ad blocker.

Would you like to support LEO?

Disable your ad blocker for LEO or make a donation.

LEO Pur
 
  •  

  • Forum home

    Language lab

    hammerhead, hammer shark (hammershark)

    3­ Replies
    Topic

    hammerhead, hammer shark (hammershark)

    Comment
    Are the word " hammerhead" and " hammer shark" used in lieu of " hammerhead shark"?
    " hammer shark" or "hammershark"?

    For example:
    1) the great hammerhead / the great hammerhead shark
    2) a hammerhead shark = a)? a hammerhead b)? a hammer shark
    hammersharks = a) ? hammerheads b)? hammer sharks / hammersharks

    AuthorSäbelzahnkatze (758460) 25 May 11, 06:02
    Comment
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark
    Notice that the entry name is "hammerhead shark," but after the first paragraph it generally refers to them as "hammerheads."

    I can't speak to "hammer shark."
    #1Author Agalinis (714472) 25 May 11, 08:08
    Comment
    "Hammershark" looks quite strange to me; the most unlikely spelling IMHO.

    Looking up "hammer shark" on Google Books, it seems to have been more common in the 1800s. I can't say I've ever heard it used, but I'm not a shark expert, and maybe it's more common in some places than others.

    Oxford (UK) and Merriam-Webster (AE) online dictionaries have only "hammerhead" and "hammerhead shark", both of which I'm familiar with. http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en...
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ham...
    #2Author CM2DD (236324) 25 May 11, 08:25
    Comment
    Hammerhead could also mean a bird: Scopus umbretta
    #3Author Tandaradei (18372) 25 May 11, 08:26
     
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  
 
 
 
 
 
en
English ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
en
English ⇔ Spanish
 
es
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
en
English ⇔ French
 
fr
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
en
English ⇔ Russian
 
ru
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
fr
French ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
es
Spanish ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
it
Italian ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
zh
Chinese ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
ru
Russian ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
pt
Portuguese ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
pl
Polish ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
es
Spanish ⇔ Portuguese
 
pt
ForumsTrainerCourses
Hello
 ­ automatisch zu ­ ­ umgewandelt