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Definition of wompoo in English: wompoo(also wampoo, whampoo) noun ˈwɒmpuː More fully "wompoo fruit dove", "wompoo pigeon". A large, tropical Australasian fruit dove, Ptilinopus magnificus, with predominantly green plumage, pale grey head, purple breast, and yellow abdomen, and having a deep bubbling call.
Origin Mid 19th century. Imitative of the bird's distinctive call. Definition of wompoo in US English: wompoo(also wampoo, whampoo) nounˈwɒmpuː More fully "wompoo fruit dove", "wompoo pigeon". A large, tropical Australasian fruit dove, Ptilinopus magnificus, with predominantly green plumage, pale grey head, purple breast, and yellow abdomen, and having a deep bubbling call.
Origin Mid 19th century. Imitative of the bird's distinctive call. |