Hoopoe

Hoopoe
Hoopoe Hoop"oe, Hoopoo Hoop"oo, n. [So called from its cry; cf. L. upupa, Gr. ?, D. hop, F. huppe; cf. also G. wiedenhopf, OHG. wituhopfo, lit., wood hopper.] (Zo["o]l.) A European bird of the genus {Upupa} ({Upupa epops}), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure, and a slender down-curving bill. Called also {hoop}, {whoop}. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera.

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  • Hoopoe — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • HOOPOE — (Heb. דּוּכִיפַת; AV lapwing ), bird included in the Pentateuch among the unclean birds (Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18). The hoopoe was confused by Karaites with the chicken, for which reason they prohibited the eating of the latter (see ibn ezra on… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • hoopoe — 1660s, from L. upupa, imitative of its cry (Cf. Gk. epops hoopoe ). If anybody smears himself with the blood of this bird on his way to bed, he will have nightmares about suffocating devils. [Cambridge bestiary, 12c.] …   Etymology dictionary

  • hoopoe — ► NOUN ▪ a salmon pink bird with a long downcurved bill, a large crest, and black and white wings and tail. ORIGIN Latin upupa, imitative of the bird s call …   English terms dictionary

  • hoopoe — [ho͞o′po͞o΄] n. [earlier houpe < Fr huppe < L upupa, echoic of its cry] an Old World coraciiform bird (Upupa epops) of a family (Upupidae) having only one species, with a long curved bill and an erectile crest …   English World dictionary

  • hoopoe — /hooh pooh/, n. any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, esp. Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest. [1660 70; var. of obs. hoopoop (imit.); c. LG huppup; cf. L upupa] * * * ▪ bird  (Upupa epops), strikingly crested bird… …   Universalium

  • hoopoe — /ˈhupu/ (say hoohpooh), /ˈhupoʊ/ (say hoohpoh) noun any of the birds of the order Upupiformes, of Europe, Asia and Africa, especially the Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops, having a tawny body, black and white striped wings and tail, a fanlike… …  

  • Hoopoe — kukutis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Upupa epops angl. Hoopoe vok. Wiedehopf …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • hoopoe — kukučiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Upupa angl. hoopoe vok. Wiedehopf, m rus. удод, m pranc. huppe fasciée, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kukutiniai siauresnis terminas – kukutis …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • hoopoe — kukutis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Upupa epops angl. hoopoe vok. Wiedehopf, m rus. удод, m pranc. huppe fasciée, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kukučiai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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