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dikkop

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the family Burhinidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

Examples

  • Dikkops, family burhinidae. Plover like birds with large heads and eyes, long legs without a hind claw and tawny colouring. 1983 Newmans Birds of Southern Africa. Kennith Newman. MacMillan →ISBN.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stone curlew, thick-knee

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A viral infection of horses causing swelling of parts of the head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: horse sickness, bluetongue

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Afrikaans dikkop, from dik (“thick”) + kop (“head”).