wompoo
/ˈwɒmpuː/(also wampoo, whampoo)
noun
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.
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