hoopoe
any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.
Origin of hoopoe
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How to use hoopoe in a sentence
But, to describe the nesting operations of the hoopoe in January is like talking of cricket in April.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe 6th February is the earliest date on which the writer has observed a hoopoe carrying food to the nest; that was at Ghazipur.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe hoopoe is an Eastern bird and we do not see him in America.
The Curious Book of Birds | Abbie Farwell BrownThe hoopoe said, "He who has no pity for others will find none for himself."
The Curious Book of Birds | Abbie Farwell BrownThe hoopoe did as he was bid, darting off towards the south like an arrow.
The Curious Book of Birds | Abbie Farwell Brown
British Dictionary definitions for hoopoe
/ (ˈhuːpuː) /
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)
Origin of hoopoe
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