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hoopoe
(ho̵̅o̅′po̵̅o̅′)
noun
an Old World coraciiform bird (Upupa epops) of a family (Upupidae) having only one species, with a long curved bill and an erectile crest
Origin: earlier houpe < Fr huppe < L upupa, echoic of its cry
See hoopoe in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of several Old World birds of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, having distinctively patterned plumage, a fanlike crest, and a slender, downward-curving bill.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration (influenced by Latin ūpupa)
Origin: of obsolete hoop
Origin: , from French huppe
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *ūppa
Origin: , alteration of Latin upupa, ūpupa
Origin: , of imitative origin
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