(also hammerkop )
■ noun a brown African marshbird related to the storks, with a crest that looks like a backward projection of the head. [ Scopus umbretta .]
Origin
C19: from Afrik. ~ , from hamer 'hammer' + kop 'head'.
(also hammerkop )
■ noun a brown African marshbird related to the storks, with a crest that looks like a backward projection of the head. [ Scopus umbretta .]
Origin
C19: from Afrik. ~ , from hamer 'hammer' + kop 'head'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004