HOOPOE


Meaning of HOOPOE in English

n. a salmon-pink bird, Upupa epops, with black and white wings and tail, a large erectile crest, and a long decurved bill.

[ alt. of ME hoop f. OF huppe f. L upupa, imit. of its cry ]

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