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hoopoe
[ hoo-poo ]
noun
- any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.
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)
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Example Sentences
But, to describe the nesting operations of the hoopoe in January is like talking of cricket in April.
The 6th February is the earliest date on which the writer has observed a hoopoe carrying food to the nest; that was at Ghazipur.
The Hoopoe is an Eastern bird and we do not see him in America.
The Hoopoe said, "He who has no pity for others will find none for himself."
The Hoopoe did as he was bid, darting off towards the south like an arrow.
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