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Sphyrna zygaena
Hammerhead Ham"mer*head`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zyg[ae]na, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zyg[ae]na is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.
Zygaena filipendula
Burnet Bur"net, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See Brunette.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, P.Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet. Burnet moth (Zo["o]l.), in England, a handsome moth (Zyg[ae]na filipendula), with crimson spots on the wings. Burnet saxifrage. (Bot.) See Saxifrage. Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis). Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium (or Sanguisorba) oficinalis.

Meaning of Zygaena from wikipedia

- Zygaena is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae. These brightly coloured, day-flying moths are native to the West Palearctic. Adalbert Seitz described...
- Nature (IUCN) as of 2019. The great hammerhead was first described as Zygaena mokarran in 1837 by German naturalist Eduard Rüppell. The species name...
- Zygaena is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae. Zygaena may also refer to: Sphyrna zygaena, the smooth hammerhead shark Zygaena dissimilis and Zygaena...
- The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is a species of hammerhead shark, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. This species is named "smooth hammerhead"...
- Zygaena orana orana Zygaena orana contristans Oberthür, 1922 Zygaena orana oberthueri Bethune-Baker, 1888 Zygaena orana sardoa Mabille 1892 Zygaena orana...
- Scheven in 1777. Zygaena lonicerae lonicerae Zygaena lonicerae abbastumana Reiss, 1922 Zygaena lonicerae alpiumgigas Verity, 1925 Zygaena lonicerae insularis...
- Subspecies include: Zygaena carniolica carniolica Zygaena carniolica albarracina Staudinger, 1887 Zygaena carniolica amanda Reiss, 1921 Zygaena carniolica amistosa...
- Zygaena graslini is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Israel and Lebanon. in graslini the 6 spots of forewing...
- known by synonyms such as Zygaena, Cestracion, and Sphyrichthys. The earliest species described of this genus was Sphyrna zygaena by Carl Linnaeus in 1758...
- Zygaena nevadensis is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia...