Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hammerkop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ham-merkop
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidae and related to the herons.

Etymology

From Afrikaans hamerkop, from hamer (“hammer”) + kop (“head”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: hamerkop

Inflected Forms

hammerkops (plural) hamerkop (alternative)

Synonyms

anvilhead hammerhead hammerhead stork hammerkopf tufted umber umber bird umbrette

Questions

What does hammerkop mean?: A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidae and related to the herons.
Where does hammerkop come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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