hammerkop
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Afrikaans hamerkop, from hamer (“hammer”) + kop (“head”).
Noun
edithammerkop (plural hammerkops)
- A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidae and related to the herons.
- Synonyms: anvilhead, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, hammerkopf, tufted umber, umber bird, umbrette
Translations
editScopus umbretta
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References
edit- “hammerkop”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
edit- hammerkop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scopus umbretta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Scopus umbretta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons