dikkop

/ ˈdɪkəp /

noun

1. any of several brownish shore birds of the family Burhinidae, esp Burhinus oedicnemus, having a large head and eyes: order Charadriiformes Also calledstone curlew

Word History and Origins

Origin of dikkop¹

from Afrikaans, from dik thick + kop head

Example Sentences

Indeed, she seemed to be all eyes, like a "dikkop" or thick-headed plover; at any rate, I noted little else about her.

From Project Gutenberg