hoopoe
[ hoo-poo ]
/ ˈhu pu /
noun
any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.
Origin of hoopoe
1660–70; variant of obsolete
hoopoop (imitative); cognate with Low German
huppup; compare Latin
upupa
Words nearby hoopoe
hoop-de-do,
hoop-petticoat narcissus,
hooper,
hoopla,
hoopman,
hoopoe,
hoopster,
hooray,
hooray henry,
hoorn,
hoosegow
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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