# hammerkop

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hammerkop