Dikkop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dikkop is a noun meaning (South Africa) A bird of the family Burhinidae.
Meaning
(South Africa) A bird of the family Burhinidae.
More Meanings
- (South Africa, pathology) A viral infection of horses causing swelling of parts of the head.
Example Sentences
Dik-kop in a Carriage Horse.— The day before I was called in the horse had been driven about twelve miles.
Dikkops, family burhinidae. Plover like birds with large heads and eyes, long legs without a hind claw and tawny colouring. 1983 Newmans Birds of Southern Africa. Kennith Newman. MacMillan →ISBN.
Word Forms
- dikkops
Synonyms for dikkop
Depending on context, synonyms include thick-knee, bluetongue.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hammerkop, fink, dicky-bird, bromvogel, drongo, dicrurid.
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