英语词汇“hamerkop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hamerkop

/ˈhɑːməkɒp

/ /ˈhaməkɒp/

(also hammerkop /ˈhaməkɒp/)

noun

A brown African marshbird related to the storks, which has a crest that looks like a backward projection of the head, and constructs an enormous nest.

Scopus umbretta, the only member of the family Scopidae.

Villagers have been known to abandon a hut because a hamerkop flew over it and shortly died afterwards....

Their bad rap may protect hamerkops from human hunters, who out of fear have given the birds a wide berth.
According to superstitions, hammerkops are bad omens, and it is considered bad luck to harm them.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Afrikaans, from hamer 'hammer' + kop 'head'.

单词	hamerkop
释义	hamerkop /ˈhɑːməkɒp / /ˈhaməkɒp/ (also hammerkop /ˈhaməkɒp/) noun A brown African marshbird related to the storks, which has a crest that looks like a backward projection of the head, and constructs an enormous nest. Scopus umbretta, the only member of the family Scopidae. Villagers have been known to abandon a hut because a hamerkop flew over it and shortly died afterwards.... Their bad rap may protect hamerkops from human hunters, who out of fear have given the birds a wide berth. According to superstitions, hammerkops are bad omens, and it is considered bad luck to harm them. Origin Mid 19th century: Afrikaans, from hamer 'hammer' + kop 'head'.
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