ˈyüpyəpə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hoopoe, probably of imitative origin
: a small genus (the type of the family Upupidae of the order Coraciiformes) of nonpasserine birds comprising the typical hoopoes
ˈyüpyəpə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hoopoe, probably of imitative origin
: a small genus (the type of the family Upupidae of the order Coraciiformes) of nonpasserine birds comprising the typical hoopoes
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012