hoopoe (redirected from hoopoes)

hoo·poe  (hp, -p)

n.

Any of several Old World birds of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, having distinctively patterned plumage, a fanlike crest, and a slender, downward-curving bill.

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[Alteration (influenced by Latin pupa) of obsolete hoop, from French huppe, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *ppa, alteration of Latin upupa, pupa, of imitative origin.]

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hoopoe [ˈhuːpuː]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an Old World bird, Upupa epops, having a pinkish-brown plumage with black-and-white wings and an erectile crest: family Upupidae, order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc.)

[from earlier hoopoop, of imitative origin; compare Latin upupa]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hoopoe - any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill hoopoo coraciiform bird - chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes family Upupidae, Upupidae - hoopoes Euopean hoopoe, Upupa epops - pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings

Translations

hoopoe [ˈhuːpuː] N → abubilla f

hoopoe

n → Wiedehopf m

hoopoe [ˈhuːpuː] n → upupa

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hoopoe [ˈhuːpuː] n → upupa