hoopoe

Meaning

Noun

• Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.

Origin

• Alteration of obsolete hoopoop, from earlier hoop, from Middle French and Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, ultimately ; Compare Ancient Greek ἔποψ, Persian پوپو.