Definition of hoopoe Hoopoe

/huˈpuˌ/ - [hupu] - hoo•poe

We found 6 definitions of hoopoe from 6 different sources.

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What does hoopoe mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hoopoes

hoopoe - any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
  hoopoo
  coraciiform bird chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
  family upupidae, upupidae hoopoes
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • hoopoe (Noun)
    An Old World bird, , known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hoopoe (n.)
    Alt. of Hoopoo

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hoopoe
    Bird found across Afro-Eurasia.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hoopoe
    hōōp′ō, Hoopoo, hōōp′ōō, n. a genus of crested birds allied to the hornbills. [L. upupa; Gr. epops.]

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