Hoopoe - English meaning
Hoopoe – definitions in English dictionary
nounA salmon-pink eurasian bird with a long downcurved bill, a large erectile crest, and black-and-white wings and tail.
Usage examples:
Seemingly invisible on our horses we rode amongst azure-winged magpies, great bustard, hoopoes and …
nounAn orange-pink bird found in africa, asia, and europe, with a beak that curves downwards, a large crest (= feathers that stand up on its head) and black and white wings and tail
Usage examples:
The hoopoe is a striking-looking songbird whose name is meant to imitate its strange whooping call.…
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Word 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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