bonnethead
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bonnethead
Example Sentences
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Smaller hammerhead species such as the scalloped bonnethead, scoophead, and Pacific bonnethead have been devastated by overfishing, leaving so few that researchers struggle to find or study them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2025
This is often reported in captive animals, including the bonnethead shark, where animals are kept in single-sex enclosures.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2023
The menus lean toward seafood, which is no surprise, given the proximity of the Gulf; a specialty in Campeche is pan de cazon, a combination of corn tortillas, habanero sauce and bonnethead shark.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
But the bonnethead has the same short intestines as its hammerhead relatives, not the longer guts that plant eaters use to digest fibrous material.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 7, 2018
“They look pretty fierce but they are somewhat docile,” Sarasota Mayor Richard Clapp said of the bonnethead sharks, which eat crustaceans and small fish, not politicians.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2010
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