n.
Pronunciation: ' hü-( ˌ )pü, -( ˌ )p ō
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin
Date: 1668
: a crested Old World nonpasserine bird ( Upupa epops of the family Upupidae) having a slender decurved bill and barred black-and-white wings and tail