hoopoe
noun/ˈhuːpuː/, /ˈhuːpəʊ/
/ˈhuːpuː/, /ˈhuːpəʊ/
- an orange-pink bird with a long beak that curves downwards, black and white wings and a crest on its headTopics Birdsc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, imitative of the bird's call.
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