hammerkop

Meanings

Plural: hammerkops

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

anvilhead, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, hammerkopf, tufted umber, umber bird, umbrette

Scrabble Score: 22

hammerkop is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hammerkop is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
hammerkop is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

hammerkop is a valid Words With Friends word