dikkop en · NOUN
Etymology
From Afrikaans dikkop, from dik (“thick”) + kop (“head”).
Meanings
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(South-Africa) A bird of the family Burhinidae.
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.
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(South-Africa) A viral infection of horses causing swelling of parts of the head.
Dik-kop in a Carriage Horse.— The day before I was called in the horse had been driven about twelve miles.
1901 April 12, “Veterinary Departmental Report for February, 1901”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 3, page 85:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dikkops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
spotted dikkop · Burhinus vermiculatus · Burhinus capensis · water dikkop