• (n.) A shark (Sphryna tiburio) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonnet shark. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/shovelhead/
Shov'el·head` noun (Zoology) A shark ( Sphryna tiburio ) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonnet shark . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/93