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hoopoe

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhuːpuː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ho̅o̅′po̅o̅)

hoo•poe (ho̅o̅′po̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsany Old World bird of the family Upupidae, esp. Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.

1660–70; variant of obsolete hoopoop (imitative); cognate with Low German huppup; compare Latin upupa

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hoopoe /ˈhuːpuː/ n

an Old World bird, Upupa epops, having a pinkish-brown plumage with black-and-white wings and an erectile crest: family Upupidae, order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)

Etymology: 17th Century: from earlier hoopoop, of imitative origin; compare Latin upupa

'hoopoe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dupe - Tereus - wood hoopoe

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