hammerkop

English
a hammerkop

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Afrikaans hamerkop, from hamer (“hammer”) + kop (“head”).

Noun

hammerkop (plural hammerkops)

  1. A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the Scopidae family and related to the herons.
    Synonyms: anvilhead, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, hammerkopf, tufted umber, umber bird, umbrette

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References
  • hammerkop in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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