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Sphyrna

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Sphyr·​na | \ ˈsfərnə\

Definition of Sphyrna

: a genus (the type of the family Sphyrnidae) of large voracious chiefly tropical sharks including the hammerhead shark

History and Etymology for Sphyrna

New Latin, modification of Greek sphyra hammer

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