hammerkop

== English == === Alternative forms === hamerkop === Etymology === From Afrikaans hamerkop, from hamer (“hammer”) + kop (“head”). === Noun === 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 ==== === References === “hammerkop”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === hammerkop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Scopus umbretta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Scopus umbretta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons