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
hoopoe
Hyphenation
hoo·poe
Turkish pronunciation
hupu
Pronunciation
/ˈho͞oˌpo͞o/ /ˈhuːˌpuː/
Etymology
[ 'hü-(")pü, -(")pO ] (noun.) 1668. alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin.