Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
hammerkop .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Afrikaans : hamer, hammer (from Middle Dutch); see ak- in Indo-European roots + kop, head (from Middle Dutch, probably from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, cup).]
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Examples
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Two cochin Chinese red jungle fowl chicks, a potoroo, two hamerkop chicks, a white-faced saki monkey, a North American tree porcupine, two reindeer foals, a white-lipped deer, a bush baby, a capuchin monkey, a goeldi's monkey and three maned wolf pups have also ensured that staff at the Capital attraction are kept busy.
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