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| hoo·poe [ h p, h p ] (plural hoo·poes or hoo·poe) |
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crested bird with downward-curving beak: a bird with a pinkish brown head and back, a very prominent crest, a downward curving beak, and a loud cry. Native to: Europe, Asia, Africa. Latin name Upupa epops.
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| [Mid-17th century. Alteration of hoop, via Old French huppe< Latin upupa, an imitation of the bird's cry] |
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