Definition of Hoopae
{ Hoop"oe (?), 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.]
(Zoöl.) A European bird of the genus Upupa
(U. epops), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or
depress at pleasure. Called also hoop, whoop. The name
is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied
genera.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An Old World bird, Upupa epops, known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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