hoopoe
noun /ˈhuːpuː/, /ˈhuːpəʊ/
/ˈhuːpuː/, /ˈhuːpəʊ/
- an orange-pink bird with a long beak that curves downwards, black and white wings and a crest on its headTopics Birdsc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, imitative of the bird's call.