UPUPA

Upupa, genus Upupa

(noun) type genus of the Upupidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


U"pu*pa, n. Etym: [L., the hoopoe.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of birds which includes the common hoopoe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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