HOOPOE


Meaning of HOOPOE in English

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

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