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Meaning of "dikkop" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIKKOP

From Afrikaans, from dik thick + kop head.

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIKKOP

ˈdɪkəp


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIKKOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dikkop is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIKKOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stone-curlew

The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of nine species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two species found in Australia. Despite the group being classified as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Definition of dikkop in the English dictionary

The definition of dikkop in the dictionary is any of several brownish shore birds of the family Burhinidae, esp Burhinus oedicnemus, having a large head and eyes: order Charadriiformes Also called: stone curlew.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIKKOP

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DIKKOP

Boskop · crop · desktop · develop · drop · hammerkop · hip-hop · hoop · hop · kop · laptop · loop · Maikop · over the top · over-the-top · Photoshop · pop · shop · stop · top

Synonyms and antonyms of dikkop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dikkop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIKKOP

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The translations of dikkop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dikkop» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

dikkop
1,325 millions of speakers
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dikkop
570 millions of speakers
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dikkop
510 millions of speakers
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dikkop
380 millions of speakers
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dikkop
280 millions of speakers
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dikkop
278 millions of speakers
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dikkop
270 millions of speakers
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dikkop
260 millions of speakers
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Dikkop
220 millions of speakers
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Dikkop
190 millions of speakers
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dikkop
180 millions of speakers
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dikkop
130 millions of speakers
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dikkop
85 millions of speakers
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Dikkop
85 millions of speakers
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dikkop
80 millions of speakers
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dikkop
75 millions of speakers
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डिकॉप
75 millions of speakers
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Dikkop
70 millions of speakers
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Dikkop
65 millions of speakers
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Dikkop
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dikkop
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dikkop
30 millions of speakers
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dikkop
15 millions of speakers
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Dikkop
14 millions of speakers
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dikkop
10 millions of speakers
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dikkop
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dikkop

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIKKOP»

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Attracting Birds to Your Garden in Southern Africa
SPOTTED DIKKOP Butbinus capensis (297) Length: 44 cm FERAL, PIGEON Columha livia (348) Length: 33 cm. The Spotted Dikkop will visit some urban gardens, but is not often seen because it is active almost exclusively at night, when it is ...
Lex Hes, 1994
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SASOL VOELS VAN SUIDER AFRICA (3de UIT):
DIKKOP Burhinus capensis (297) 43 cm Groter en donkerder as Waterdikkop, met opvallende kolle op rugkant. Dit het geen dwarsstreep of paneel op die vlerk nie, maar in vlug is twee wit vlekkies op die bovlerke sigbaar. Hoofsaaklik 'n ...
Ian Sinclair, 2002
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The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey. DIKKOPPE, DRAWWERTJIES 1 . DIKKOP Burhinus capensis (297) 43 cm Groter en donkerder as Waterdikkop, met opvallende kolle op rugkant. Dit het geen dwarsstreep of paneel op die vlerk nie, maar in vlug is ...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey, 2005
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Newman's Birds of Southern Africa
1 Spotted Dikkop or Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Common resident. Distinguished from (2) by heavily spotted upperparts, no wing-bar and by habitat preference. Most vocal on moonlit nights, flying about restlessly and calling a shrill, eerie ...
Kenneth Newman, 2002
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A Field Guide to the Animal Tracks of Southern Africa
... Tree Diceros bicornis, see Rhinoceros, Hook-lipped Dik-dik, Damara (82.5), 189, 271 Dikkop, Cape, see Dikkop, Spotted Dikkop, see Dikkop, Spotted Dikkop, Spotted (23.1), 705, 133 Dikkop, Water (23.2), 133 Dikkop, Water-, see Dikkop, ...
Louis Liebenberg, 1990
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Rediscovering the British World
later, however, she changed her mind. in scotland, Paul dikkop went first to the kingsland day-school, in the town in which campbell was a minister. later, dikkop was sent to the borough-road boarding school, in company with boys from ...
Phillip Alfred Buckner, R. Douglas Francis, 2005
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Masters and Servants on the Cape Eastern Frontier, 1760-1803
Perhaps the most flamboyant of the runaways was a man known to the colonists as Dikkop, who in July 1781 'deserted from Lodewyk Pretorius with a gun'. Dikkop's wife stole the gun from him and returned it to Pretorius. Dikkop, undaunted by ...
Susan Newton-King, 1999
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Equine Infectious Diseases
Dikkop” or “Cardiac” Form The incubation period in the “dikkop” or “cardiac” form ofAHS is longer than the “dunkop” (pulmonary) form, usually 5 to 7 days, followed by a fever of 102° F to 106° F (39° C-41° C) that persists for 3 to 4 days.
Debra C. Sellon, Maureen Long, 2013
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The Settler and the Savage (殖民者與卡菲爾黑人的故事):
Asitchanced, however, this did not mattermuch, for Jerry's horse, becoming unmanageable, took to its heelsanddashed away wildly over the plain,followed by Dikkop the Hottentot. "Mind the ant–bear holes!" shouted Dikkop, but as he shouted ...
Robert Michael Ballantyne, 2011
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Wildlife of the Okavango
The streaked upperparts. grey wing panel and white wing bar separate it from the larger Spotted Dikkop lwhich is found in dry habitats). Occurs in pairs or small groups. The call is a plaintive whistle - 'teee-teee- teeoou' - made after dark.
Duncan Butchart, 2000

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIKKOP»

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The Birders' Column – Spotted Thick-knee / Gewone Dikkop
The large ploverlike thick-knee has dark brown and buff-spotted upper parts, a black bill with yellow base, conspicuous large bright yellow eyes ... «Kormorant, Feb 15»
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Sneeuw des doods op komst
En de koning had ook weer gesproken, twee miljoen mensen hadden de tv. aanstaan op deze dikkop. Maar 14 miljoen mensen hebben niet ... «PowNed, Dec 14»
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Cape's wetland wonder
There's a Grey Heron, a Red-knobbed Coot, a Water Dikkop. “There are two Red Kingfishers, four Malachite Kingfishers, but you have to be ... «Independent Online, Sep 13»
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Rare Curlew bird found wandering around an Aldi SUPERMARKET
The young stone curlew – also known as a dikkop – was spotted at the budget supermarket chain in Devizes, Wilts.. It was taken to a local vet ... «SWNS, Aug 13»
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Simon Barnes on the stress of his day job versus the joy of nature
... the dusk cries of the water dikkop and African fish eagle, the awaking frogs, the spine-tingling whoop of hyena, the distant crump of lion: give ... «Radio Times, Jul 12»
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Let's give the dikkops their due
The dikkop to which I refer is not, as an English friend of mine assumed, a dickhead, but rather the nocturnal, ground-nesting cousin of the ... «Thought Leader, Oct 09»
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