Meaning of "umbrette" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF UMBRETTE

umbrette  [ʌmˈbrɛt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UMBRETTE

Umbrette is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UMBRETTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hamerkop

The hamerkop, also known as hammerkop, hammerkopf, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, umbrette, umber bird, tufted umber, or anvilhead, is a medium-sized wading bird 56 centimetres in length with a weight of 470 grams. The shape of its head with a long bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, hence its name. It ranges from Africa, Madagascar to Arabia, in wetlands of a wide variety, including estuaries, lakesides, fish ponds, riverbanks and rocky coasts in Tanzania. The hamerkop, which is a sedentary bird that often show local movements, is not globally threatened and is locally abundant in Africa and Madagascar.

Definition of umbrette in the English dictionary

The definition of umbrette in the dictionary is a mid-sized African wading bird, Scopus umbretta, also known as the hammerhead or umber.

TRANSLATION OF UMBRETTE

Find out the translation of umbrette to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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

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• Translator English - French: ombrette
• Translator English - Malay: Payung
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• Translator English - Javanese: Umbrok
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UMBRETTE»

Discover the use of umbrette in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to umbrette and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Chambers Dictionary

See under umbrette. umbral. See under umbriere. umbrella um-brel'a, n a dome- shaped canopy of light fabric mounted on a stick, carried or set up as a protection against rain or sun, that can be collapsed and furled when not in use; anything ...

Allied Chambers, 1998

Taboo: A Study of the Malagasy Fady

(90) Takatra (Scopus umbretta) is the tufted umbrette, allied to the storks. It is a bird of ill-omen as its nickname "Bringing disaster" (Taka-mandoza) implies87. This is shown by the following story88: "Many years ago an umbrette flew over the ...

Jörgen Rund, 1959

African Animal Alphabet

Presents alphabetically arranged entries describing animals that live in Africa, including cheetahs, elephants, lions, and zebras.

Beverly Joubert, 2011

Nature

Mr. F. F_ Bediari read a paper on the atomy of the Umbrette iSrtfiui mrftiiJ: T.-. eauch.r ob- rved that, as regards its exact systematic r.-.=l:l ,a. wh.ch hai en hitherto a matter of ioabt. he was ir.cicr.ti :> t.ace the? culiar form as a type of a separate ...

Sir Norman Lockyer, 1885

Research in African Literatures

but the umbrette tells himself how excellent he is. So consider, people, that it's the fool who stabs himself. Even the wise are touched by unhappiness, are touched by joy.49 "It Is the Fool" replies to the foregoing poem, "Both from One Womb," ...

‎1985

Directory of non-governmental organisations active in ...

... 395000) Fmencier sources: Pubtic: t00% PUSLtCATtONS: Penodicers: Susiemebte Energy News (4) Annuer report EVALUATtON/RESEARCH: Undertexes reseerch ectivities COMMENTS: FEU is en essocietion/umbrette orgenisetion ot the ...

‎1996

Plant and Animal Alphabet Coloring Book

... Sea horse Sloth Tadpole Tomato Turtle Tapir Spider Sea lion Sperm whale Sunflower Spruce Skunk Strawberry Triggertish Thrift Thistle Tyrannosaurus. О. Trilobite и Unios Upholsterer bee Unicom shell Upland goose Uakari Umbrette. 29.

Leslie Tillett, 1979

An universal etymological English dictionary: ... by N. ...

UMBER [ mnbrc, or umbrette, F. ] a Trout-Fist). , UMBER, a Mongrel bred of a Goat and a Sheep. L. UMBER [among Tainters] a dark yellowish Colour. UMBER' D Face, a Face smeared with Umber, or a yellowish Face. Sbakejp. UMBKLICALJ ...

Nathan Bailey, 1731

The A to Z of Forgotten Animals

... Uganda kob • Stag beetle • Tegus • Uinta ground squirrel • Stallion • Teledu ( SE Asian mam• Umbrella bird • Starfish mal) • Umbrette • Starling • Tench •Unau • Steed • Tenrec • Ungulate • Steer • Termite • Unicorn • Stegosaurus •Tern •Upupa  ...

John Altson, 2010

WORD JUDGE USA

... UMBRAGEOUSNESS UMBRAGEOUSNESSES UMBRAGES UMBRAL UMBRAS UMBRELLA UMBRELLAED UMBRELLAING UMBRELLAS UMBRETTE UMBRETTES UMIAC UMIACK UMIACKS UMIACS UMIAK UMIAKS UMIAQ UMIAQS ...

Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013