hoopoe

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An Old World bird, Upupa epops, known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill
{n} a bird with a beautiful crest
The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera
A European bird of the genus Upupa U
{i} type of bird that has a fancy tufted crest on its head
epops, having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure
any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill
Called also hoop, whoop
The hoopoe
hoop
The hoopoe
whoop
euopean hoopoe
pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings
wood hoopoe
Any of several tropical and southern African birds of the family Phoenoculidae, similar to the hoopoe but having metallic plumage, long graduated tails, and no crest
wood hoopoe
tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest
hoopoe

    Silbentrennung

    hoo·poe

    Türkische aussprache

    hupu

    Aussprache

    /ˈho͞oˌpo͞o/ /ˈhuːˌpuː/

    Etymologie

    [ 'hü-(")pü, -(")pO ] (noun.) 1668. alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin.
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