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单词 hoopoe
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hoo•poe  (ho̅o̅po̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hoopoe /ˈhuːpuː/ n
  1. 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
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