hamerkop


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ham·er·kop

(hăm′ər-kŏp′, hä′mər-) or ham·mer·kop (hăm′ər-)
n.
See hammerhead.
[Afrikaans : hamer, hammer (from Middle Dutch) ; see ak- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + kop, head (from Middle Dutch, cup, head, from Old Dutch, cup, ultimately from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, cup; see cup).]
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