HOOPOE
hoopoe, hoopoo
(noun) any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hoopoe (plural hoopoes)
An Old World bird, Upupa epops, known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.
Source: Wiktionary
Hoop"oe, Hoop"oo, n. Etym: [So called from its cry; cf. L. upupa, Gr.
hop, F. huppe; cf. also G. wiedenhopf, OHG. wituhopfo, lit., wood
hopper.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A European bird of the genus Upupa (U. epops), having a
beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure. Called
also hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species
of the same genus and allied genera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition