An African bird (Scopus umbretta) with deep-brown plumage; the hammerhead or African crow. (Cf. umbrette, n.)
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Scopidae (hammer-head) (5) umbre1773 An African bird (Scopus umbretta) with deep-brown plumage; the hammerhead or African crow. (Cf. umbrette, n.) hamerkop1834 = hammer-head, n. 4. shadow-bird1869 a popular name for Scopus umbretta, a bird of nocturnal habits native in Africa and Madagascar. umbrette1884 = umbre, n. hammer-head1890 An African bird, the shadow-bird or umber-bird (Scopus umbretta); from the shape of the head with its occipital crest and long stout bill. |
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