hoopoe


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hoopoe /ˈhuːpuː, -pəʊ/
noun a salmon-pink bird with a long downcurved bill, a large crest, and black-and-white wings and tail. [Upupa epops.]
– origin C17: alt. of obs. hoop, from OFr. huppe, from L. upupa, imitative of the bird's call.
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