HOOPOE, HOOPOO

n.[L. upupa, epops.] A bird of the genus Upupa, whose head is adorned with a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure.

HOOPOE; HOOPOO

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.)

hoopoe

hoo poe |ˈho͞oˌpō, -ˌpo͞o ˈhuˌpoʊ | ▶noun a salmon-pink Eurasian bird with a long down-curved bill, a large erectile crest, and black and white wings and tail. [Upupa epops, the only member of the family Upupidae. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, imitative of the bird's call.

hoopoe

hoopoe |ˈhuːpuː, -pəʊ | ▶noun a salmon-pink Eurasian bird with a long downcurved bill, a large erectile crest, and black-and-white wings and tail. ●Upupa epops, the only member of the family Upupidae. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, imitative of the bird's call.

hoopoe

hoo poe /húːpuː /名詞 C 〘鳥 〙ヤツガシラ .