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

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