hoopoe

Definitions


[ˈhuːpəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a salmon-pink Eurasian bird with a long downcurved bill, a large erectile crest, and black-and-white wings and tail


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Origin:
mid 17th century: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, imitative of the bird's call




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