hoopoe

[ hoo-poo ]

noun

1. any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.

hoopoe

/ ˈhuːpuː /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of hoopoe¹

1660–70; variant of obsolete hoopoop (imitative); cognate with Low German huppup; compare Latin upupa

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoopoe¹

C17: from earlier hoopoop, of imitative origin; compare Latin upupa

Example Sentences

But, to describe the nesting operations of the hoopoe in January is like talking of cricket in April.

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The 6th February is the earliest date on which the writer has observed a hoopoe carrying food to the nest; that was at Ghazipur.

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The Hoopoe is an Eastern bird and we do not see him in America.

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The Hoopoe said, "He who has no pity for others will find none for himself."

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The Hoopoe did as he was bid, darting off towards the south like an arrow.

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