hammerkop
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Afrikaans hamerkop, from hamer (“hammer”) + kop (“head”).
Noun[edit]
hammerkop (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[edit]
Scopus 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