hammerkop

hammerkop
\\ˈhamə(r)ˌkäp\ noun also hammerkop bird or hammerkop stork (-s)
Etymology: Afrikaans hamerkop, from hamer hammer + kop head
: a chiefly dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) intermediate in some respects between storks and herons but distinguished by its large head with heavy bill and thick dorsal crest and by its huge domed nest

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  • Hammerkop — Ham mer*kop (h[a^]m m[ e]r*k[o^]p), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the Heron family; the umber. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hammerkop — Taxobox name = Hammerkop status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49615|title=Scopus umbretta|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is… …   Wikipedia

  • hammerkop — [ haməkɒp] noun variant spelling of hammerkop …   English new terms dictionary

  • hammerkop — kūjagalviai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Scopus angl. hammerkop vok. Hammerkopf, m rus. молотоглав, m pranc. ombrette du Sénégal, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kūjagalviniai siauresnis terminas – kūjagalvis …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • hammerkop — kūjagalvis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Scopus umbretta angl. hammerkop vok. Hammerkopf, m rus. молотоглав, m; молотоголовая цапля, f; сумеречная цапля, f; теневая птица, f pranc. ombrette du Sénégal, f ryšiai:… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • hammerkop — kūjagalviniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Scopidae angl. hammerkop vok. Schattenvögel rus. молотоглавовые; теневые цапли pranc. scopidés ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kūjagalviniai paukščiai siauresnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • hammerkop bird — noun see hammerkop …   Useful english dictionary

  • hammerkop stork — noun see hammerkop …   Useful english dictionary

  • hammerkop — ham·mer·kop (hămʹər kŏp ) n. See hammerhead.   [Partial translation of Afrikaans hamerkop: hamer, hammer + kop, head (from Middle Dutch, probably from Late Latin cuppa …   Universalium

  • hammerkop — noun A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the Scopidae family and related to the herons. Syn: anvilhead, hamerkop, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, hammerkopf, tufted umber, umber bird, umbrette …   Wiktionary

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