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hoopoe definition

hoo·poe (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

Etymology: earlier houpe < Fr huppe < L upupa, echoic of its cry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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