hoopoe

[ hoo-poo ]

/ ˈhu pu /

noun

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

Origin of hoopoe

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

Words nearby hoopoe

hoop-de-do, hooper, hoop iron, hoopla, hoopman, hoopoe, hoop-petticoat narcissus, hoop pine, hoop skirt, hoop snake, hoopster

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Example sentences from the Web for hoopoe

The hoopoe (Upupa) is probably still rarer, since very few travellers mention it.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media|George Rawlinson
The cuckoo waited for a while for the hoopoe to return to him the tuft which he had lent her.
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories|Anonymous
But, to describe the nesting operations of the hoopoe in January is like talking of cricket in April.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
The cuckoo had made it lie down by singing “coo, coo,” but the hoopoe made it jump up by singing “up, up.”
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories|Anonymous

The two wives were changed at their own request to nightingale and swallow, and Tereus became a hoopoe.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4|Lucian of Samosata

British Dictionary definitions for hoopoe

hoopoe

/ (ˈhuːpuː) /

noun

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)

Word Origin for hoopoe

C17: from earlier hoopoop, of imitative origin; compare Latin upupa

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单词	hoopoe
释义	hoopoe [ hoo-poo ] / ˈhu pu / noun any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest. Origin of hoopoe 1660–70; variant of obsolete hoopoop (imitative); cognate with Low German huppup; compare Latin upupa Words nearby hoopoe hoop-de-do, hooper, hoop iron, hoopla, hoopman, hoopoe, hoop-petticoat narcissus, hoop pine, hoop skirt, hoop snake, hoopster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoopoe The hoopoe (Upupa) is probably still rarer, since very few travellers mention it. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media\|George Rawlinson The cuckoo waited for a while for the hoopoe to return to him the tuft which he had lent her. Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories\|Anonymous But, to describe the nesting operations of the hoopoe in January is like talking of cricket in April. A Bird Calendar for Northern India\|Douglas Dewar The cuckoo had made it lie down by singing “coo, coo,” but the hoopoe made it jump up by singing “up, up.” Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories\|Anonymous The two wives were changed at their own request to nightingale and swallow, and Tereus became a hoopoe. The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4\|Lucian of Samosata British Dictionary definitions for hoopoe hoopoe / (ˈhuːpuː) / noun 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) Word Origin for hoopoe C17: from earlier hoopoop, of imitative origin; compare Latin upupa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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