hammerhead
/ˈhæməhed/noun
उच्चारण हैमहेड
हैमरहेड शार्क (हथौड़े जैसे सिर वाली शार्क)
Core word
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a shark with a flat head that sticks out on both sides with an eye at each end
हैमरहेड शार्क (हथौड़े जैसे सिर वाली शार्क)
- Divers saw a school of hammerheads near the reef.
- The hammerhead uses its wide head to find prey.
- The hammerhead is easy to recognise by its odd shape.
+ 2 more examples
- A hammerhead was spotted off the coast of Goa.
- Hammerheads are often seen swimming in large groups.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hammerhead (countable noun)
A hammerhead is a shark with a flat head that sticks out on both sides, with an eye at each end. It is also called a hammerhead shark. The plural is hammerheads.
Hammerhead चपटे सिर वाली शार्क है जिसके दोनों छोर पर आँख होती है; इसे hammerhead shark भी कहते हैं।
- A hammerhead swam past the divers.
- Hammerheads often move in large groups.
hammerhead shark
The full name hammerhead shark is common in science texts. The word hammerhead is used alone when the context is clear.
विज्ञान की पुस्तकों में पूरा नाम 'hammerhead shark' आम है; संदर्भ स्पष्ट हो तो केवल 'hammerhead' चलता है।
- The hammerhead shark is easy to recognise by its head.
hammerhead + feature
Describe the animal with of: the wide head of the hammerhead. The shape helps it find food and see better.
प्राणी का वर्णन 'of' के साथ होता है: the wide head of the hammerhead; यह आकार भोजन ढूँढने में मदद करता है।
- The hammerhead's wide head helps it sense prey on the sea floor.
hammerhead as a modifier
Hammerhead can modify another noun: hammerhead species, hammerhead population.
'Hammerhead' दूसरी noun का वर्णन कर सकता है: hammerhead species, hammerhead population।
- Fishing has reduced the hammerhead population.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hammerhead
greatscallopedsmoothendangeredlargeyoung
- The great hammerhead can grow longer than five metres.
verb + hammerhead
spotprotectcatchtagseestudy
- Divers hoped to spot a hammerhead near the reef.
hammerhead + noun
sharkspeciespopulationpupfin
- Hammerhead fins are in demand illegally, which threatens the species.
hammerhead + preposition
in the Indian Oceanoff the coastnear the reef
- Hammerheads live in warm waters off the coast.
hammerhead + habit
hunt in schoolsswim in groupsfeed on raysmigrate
- Hammerheads feed on rays that hide in the sand.
“More examples 6
- Radhika read in her biology book that the hammerhead is an excellent hunter.
राधिका ने अपनी जीव-विज्ञान की पुस्तक में पढ़ा कि hammerhead एक उत्कृष्ट शिकारी है।
- The aquarium has a large tank with a hammerhead.
एक्वेरियम में एक बड़ा टैंक है जिसमें hammerhead है।
- Many hammerhead species are now endangered because of overfishing.
अत्यधिक मछली पकड़ने के कारण hammerhead की कई प्रजातियाँ अब संकटग्रस्त हैं।
- The documentary showed a school of hammerheads in the deep sea.
वृत्तचित्र में गहरे समुद्र में hammerheads का झुंड दिखाया गया।
- A hammerhead's eyes are placed at the far ends of its head.
hammerhead की आँखें उसके सिर के दोनों सिरों पर होती हैं।
- Fishermen along the coast say they rarely see a hammerhead near the shore nowadays.
तट के मछुआरे कहते हैं कि अब किनारे के पास hammerhead कम ही दिखती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The hammerhead are a kind of shark.
✓ The hammerhead is a kind of shark.
A singular subject takes a singular verb.
Singular subject के साथ singular क्रिया आती है।