Hoopoe
/ˈhupu/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:hoopoe."
- 2 any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill wordnet
Example
More examples"The Ostrich is the largest bird, the Wren the smallest; the Owl is the most despicable; the Hoopoe the most dirty (as it eats dung); the Bird of Paradise is most rare."
Etymology
Alteration of obsolete hoopoop, from earlier hoop, from Middle French and Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, ultimately onomatopoeic; Compare Ancient Greek ἔποψ (épops), Persian پوپو (popo).