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hoopoe
[ hoo-poo ]
/ ˈhu pu /
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noun
any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.
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Origin of hoopoe
1660–70; variant of obsolete hoopoop (imitative); cognate with Low German huppup; compare Latin upupa
Words nearby hoopoe
hoop-de-do, hooper, hoop iron, hoopla, hoopman, hoopoe, hoop-petticoat narcissus, hoop pine, hoop skirt, hoop snake, hoopster
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British Dictionary definitions for hoopoe
hoopoe
/ (ˈhuːpuː) /
noun
an Old World bird, Upupa epops, having a pinkish-brown plumage with black-and-white wings and an erectile crest: family Upupidae, order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)
Word Origin for hoopoe
C17: from earlier hoopoop, of imitative origin; compare Latin upupa
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