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noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidae and related to the herons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: anvilhead, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, hammerkopf, tufted umber, umber bird, umbrette
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Afrikaans hamerkop, from hamer (“hammer”) + kop (“head”).
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