shovelhead

[ shuhv-uh l-hed ]
/ ˈʃʌv əlˌhɛd /

noun

Origin of shovelhead

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; shovel + head

British Dictionary definitions for shovelhead

shovelhead
/ (ˈʃʌvəlˌhɛd) /

noun

a common shark, Sphyrna tiburo, of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, having a shovel-shaped head: family Sphyrnidae (hammerheads)