HOOPOE


Meaning of HOOPOE in English

/hooh"pooh/ , n.

any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, esp. Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.

[ 1660-70; var. of obs. hoopoop (imit.); c. LG huppup; cf. L upupa ]

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