noun
also hoo·poo ˈhü(ˌ)pü, -pō
( -s )
Etymology: imitative alteration of hoop (IV)
: any of certain Old World nonpasserine birds (family Upupidae) having a slender decurved bill ; especially : a widely distributed bird ( Upupa epops ) of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa that is of the size of a large thrush with a handsome erectile semicircular crest and cinnamon-colored and black plumage and feeds on insects and other small invertebrates found about decaying organic matter — see wood hoopoe