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hoo·poe
noun
also hoo·poo \ˈhü(ˌ)pü, -pō\
(-s)
Etymology: imitative alteration of hoop (IV)
: any of certain Old World nonpasserine birds (family Upupidae) having a slender decurved bill; especially : a widely distributed bird (Upupa epops) of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa that is of the size of a large thrush with a handsome erectile semicircular crest and cinnamon-colored and black plumage and feeds on insects and other small invertebrates found about decaying organic matter — see wood hoopoe |